KKR vs RCB: Why Bhuvneshwar Kumar Is Not Playing Today’s IPL 2025 match?
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is not playing the opening match of IPL 2025.
The IPL 2025 season opener is being played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at Eden Gardens. However, fans were surprised to see that Bhuvneshwar Kumar was not included in RCB’s playing XI.
No Injury Concerns for Bhuvneshwar Kumar
RCB captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and chose to bowl first. While announcing the playing XI, it was confirmed that Bhuvneshwar Kumar is not part of the squad today.
There is no injury concern, as Rajat Patidar himself confirmed. It seems RCB decided to leave him out due to the availability of many pace options in their squad.
RCB Playing XI for IPL 2025 Opener
- Virat Kohli
- Philip Salt (wk)
- Rajat Patidar (c)
- Liam Livingstone
- Jitesh Sharma
- Tim David
- Krunal Pandya
- Rasikh Dar Salam
- Suyash Sharma
- Josh Hazlewood
- Yash Dayal
KKR Playing XI for IPL 2025 Opener
- Quinton de Kock (wk)
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Ajinkya Rahane (c)
- Rinku Singh
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi
- Sunil Narine
- Andre Russell
- Ramandeep Singh
- Spencer Johnson
- Harshit Rana
- Varun Chakaravarthy
Even though Bhuvneshwar Kumar is not in the playing XI, he could still be part of RCB’s plans for the upcoming matches. Fans will have to wait and see when he gets his chance in IPL 2025.
