Bangalore, led by Faf du Plessis, is looking for its maiden Indian T20 League title this year. The team played the final in 2009, 2011, and 2016. Apart from this, they reached the playoffs in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2021, and 2022. However, the team has failed to live up to the fans’ expectations but they have stuck with the team over the years. Meanwhile. ahead of their opening game against Mumbai, Du Plessis had a slip of tongue.
Apparently, during an interaction, he was heard saying ‘Ee saala cup nahin’ which translates for ‘We won’t win the title’. A few years back, former skipper Virat Kohli came up with ‘Ee saala cup namde’ which translates for ‘We will win the title this year’. Meanwhile, the listeners started laughing alongside Kohli as Plessis accidentally said that the team won’t win the title this year.
This is how Twitter reacted
CSK imposter.
— Himanshu Pareek (@Sports_Himanshu) April 1, 2023
It wasn't a mistake. He knows the fact
— LC ? (@TweetECricket) April 1, 2023
Isme galat kiya hai?? pic.twitter.com/6zVVEuNOa7
— Santosh (@SmpPhukan) April 1, 2023
Koi baat nhi ho jaati hai mistake pic.twitter.com/XYspemSulP
— Arun Singh (@ArunTuThikHoGya) April 1, 2023
— ??? (@stan___MSD) April 1, 2023
RCB players nowadays ?? pic.twitter.com/OimeenOGp1
— ? (@Ro45King) April 1, 2023
Universal Truth that is
— AJAY (@ajay71845) April 1, 2023
Faf > Virat As A RCB Captain
— ? (@Ro45Goat) April 1, 2023
He Means pic.twitter.com/SMRkR7kv6R
— Aditya Gupta (@profiledekhlo) April 1, 2023
Honesty is the best policy? pic.twitter.com/uYEcZ35uMr
— ????????? (@vinoo_96) April 1, 2023
??? pic.twitter.com/vedXuEFPYN
— Beast (@Beast_xx_) April 1, 2023
Faf du Plessis-led Bangalore would look to make a winning start
Meanwhile, the three-time finalists will start their campaign against Mumbai on April 2. both have played each other in 32 games. Out of them, 19 won by the Blue Brigade, Mumbai while the rest by Bangalore. Interestingly, none of their games ended with no result. Meanwhile, the last time Mumbai won against Bangalore was in 2020.
Since then, the team hasn’t been able to win against their metro-city rival. In the last three games played between these teams in 2021 and 2022, all of them have been won by the Faf du Plessis-led side. On the other hand, the five-time winners, Mumbai would also like to break their jinx of starting their campaign with a loss. Since 2012, the Rohit Sharma-led side hasn’t won their opening game of the tournament. From 2013 to 2022, the team hasn’t been abe to win their first game.
However, they managed to win five titles in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020. This makes them the most successful team of the tournament.
