Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) cricketer Jitesh Sharma expressed one of desires, which might have sounded bizarre to some cricket fans. To play an individual knock, he wished to the almighty for the early collapse of the team’s top order.
Cricket fans across social media platforms instantly started to criticize the talented keeper-batter because of his bizarre wish. Sharma revealed his thoughts during an online conversation with South Africa and RCB legend AB de Villiers.
Jitesh Sharma reveals his secret desire in a live chat session
Jitesh Sharma has the desire to become a hero by single-handedly giving RCB a crucial win. Because of his batting position, he often batted deep down the order, when, on most of the occasions, there are a limited number of balls to be played. The winners of the IPL 2025 trophy, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, mostly utilised him as a middle-order batter, when his role was to rotate the strike rate as fast as possible.
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While speaking with the former cricketer, Sharma revealed that he wants to play a long, impactful innings, which can guide the team to a win, and he will be under all the spotlights. He always wants to do something magical.
Always wants to pull off something magical: Jitesh Sharma
“You won’t believe it, but I always pray to God, let my top order fail so I can walk out. I see a chance to be the hero. I always dream of such knocks, and I’m the type of person who always wants to pull off something magical”, Jitesh Sharma said during the conversation with AB de Villiers.
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Behind RCB’s maiden trophy win in the IPL 2025 season, the keeper-batter played a pivotal role. In the final match of the IPL 2025, Sharma came to bat at number 6 to add 24 off 10 with a couple of 4s and a couple of 6s. Those 24 runs proved very crucial, as RCB defeated Punjab Kings only by 6 runs to claim their major IPL trophy.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings, IPL 2025 Finale
Batting first, RCB registered 190 for 9 with Virat Kohli as the team’s highest individual scorer with 43 off 35. During the run chase, Shashank Singh kept fighting in the middle, scoring a half-century, but failed to translate the effort into a winning cause.
After spending three seasons with Punjab Kings, Sharma joined Bengaluru ahead of the 2025 season. For RCB, the 32-year-old played 15 matches and 11 innings to score 261, including a highest score of 85 Not Out. With a batting average of 37.28, it was his best IPL season.
In the upcoming Indian Premier League season, Sharma again will be in action with RCB. This time, expectations will be higher on them, as they will be performing as the defending champions.
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