Anjum Chopra, a former Indian cricketer, said she is confident the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) can win the Indian Premier League (IPL) again.
She claimed that consistency is essential to making it to the playoffs, drawing comparisons with successful teams like the Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians. In the 2025 IPL final, RCB defeated Punjab Kings by six runs to win their first IPL championship, breaking their eighteen-year trophy drought.
Chopra stated that reaching the playoffs is crucial for RCB, and they can take it from there, like they did last season.
“Yes, they can definitely do it. Mumbai has done it, Chennai has done it, RCB can also do it, and again, the team that consistently plays well will reach the playoffs. All the teams reaching the playoffs start from the blocks, exactly where they left off, so they can definitely do it, there can become a new champion, and RCB can also defend their IPL title.” Anjum Chopra said.
Chopra further added that RCB looks like the most well-organised side this season. She said that they appear more balanced this season than last season. RCB have won the opening two matches of their campaign so far.
“RCB is looking good, they are looking like the most organised team, because they are the defending champions, they started from where they left off last season. In fact, they are even looking better this season,” she said.
RCB have started strongly in the IPL
RCB have both their opening fixtures of the 2026 IPL and now sit at third in the points table with four points and an impressive Net Run Rate (NRR) of +2.501. The Bengaluru-based franchise will face the Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians in their next two fixtures.
Chopra also felt that the Punjab Kings (PBKS) are also in strong form, having reached the final last season and therefore knowing exactly how to build from that experience.
“Punjab is also looking very good. They also played the final last year, so they know where it ended, and from where to start again. They have also started well,” she concluded.
(With ANI Input)
