The IPL 2025 is going to begin on Saturday, March 22, and before the start of the tournament, cricket experts have predicted the top-4 teams reaching the playoffs. This list includes many veterans’ names, but Virender Sehwag’s prediction has shocked everyone. He has neither placed Chennai Super Kings (CSK) nor Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in his top-4 teams.
Who gave which team instead of playoffs?
Many big names in the cricket world have estimated the teams reaching the playoffs of IPL 2025. These former players expressed their opinion during a conversation with Cricbuzz:
- Virender Sehwag: Mi, SRH, PBKS, LSG
- Adam Gilchrist: PBKS, Mi, SRH, GT
- Rohan Gavaskar: RCB, SRH, DC, Mi
- Harsha Bhogle: SRH, Mi, KKR, RCB
- Sean Pool: Mi, CSK, SRH, PBKS
- Manoj Tiwari: SRH, PBKS, GT, KKR
- Simon Dole: CSK, KKR, SRH, PBKS
- Michael Vaughan: GT, Mi, KKR, PBKS
- Mapmello Mabangwa: SRH, GT, KKR, LSG
Why didn’t you trust RCB?
Of the former players, only Rohan Gavaskar and Harsha Bhogle gave RCB in their top-4 list. The rest of the cricket experts believe that the RCB team is not balanced and their bowlers can struggle like the previous season.
First match and weather challenge of IPL 2025
The first match of IPL 2025 will be played between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the historic Eden Gardens Stadium. However, the possibility of cancellation of the match is also being expressed due to the ongoing orange alert in Kolkata.
Will Sehwag’s prediction prove to be correct? Will big teams like RCB and CSK get out of the playoffs? This will be answered in the upcoming matches.
