Rahul Vaidya expresses his support for RCB in IPL 2025 after controversy with Virat Kohli; says, 'Virat ko toh aap jante hi ho'
Rahul Vaidya, who previously had an ongoing feud with Virat Kohli, has now expressed his support for RCB in IPL 2025. The singer and reality show star was recently spotted at the airport, where he revealed how he wants RCB to win this time.
Moreover, to fans' surprise once again, he praised the cricketer.
Rahul told the paparazzi, 'Iss baar tough finals hongi. Yaar, pata hai kya? RCB ne ek bhi baar final nahi jeeta hai, toh is baar dil se yeh feeling hai ki yaar RCB jeetey. Aur Virat ko toh aap jante hi hai… (This time, the final is going to be really tough… because RCB has never won the cup, so there's this heartfelt feeling that RCB will win this time… and you already know how Virat is… Love RCB… I think RCB will win the cup).'
The statement left many Virat fans shocked after Rahul's ongoing feud with him. For the unversed, Rahul Vaidya had called out Virat Kohli for blocking him on Instagram. However, Virat reportedly unblocked him days after Rahul's video came out. Later, Rahul ended the feud and thanked the cricketer for the same.
Sharing the same, he wrote in a post, 'Thank you @virat.kohli for unblocking me, you are one of the best batsmen cricket has ever seen, and aap India ka garv ho! Jai Hind.
God bless you and your family (sic).'
Previously, he shared receiving backlash on social media and said, 'To the immature people who abused my wife and sister, morphed pictures of my little girl, and sent countless hateful messages to me and my loved ones — may God grant you some wisdom (Bhagwan aap sab ko sadbuddhi de). I could respond with the same or worse, but I wouldn't, because it would only spread more negativity, and that leads nowhere (sic).'
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