At the last women's ODI between India and Australia in Brisbane on Wednesday, chants of "E Saala Cup naamde" echoed through the stadium showing the passion of the IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru, despite being trophy-less for 17 years.
“We are always RCB fans. Both women's and men's teams. Extremely happy and proud that our women's team won the WPL last year and we want the men's team to emulate that in 2025,” Ramprasad, who has been living in Brisbane for the last 26 years, said.
He has watched almost every game that the Indian men's team played at the Gabba, where the third Test between India and Australia will be played from December 14. The entire RCB fans group with him carries the tricolour and RCB flag whenever they go to watch international matches too.
“I am a life-member cardholder of KSCA (Karnataka State Cricket Association) and have watched one IPL match in Bengaluru," Ramprasad continued.
"I, like every RCB fan, want Virat to score a century at the Gabba. We played well at Perth but Adelaide was a disappointment. Hopefully, the team will turn this around in Brisbane like last time,” he said.
Its consultant Ajay Mohan Patan, who came to this part of the world in 2007 is confident that their favourite Virat Kohli will hold the much-awaited IPL trophy soon.
“Everywhere we go we carry red and blue colours. We always play bold and win the heart. Yes, we have not won the cup but I am sure we will win this time. Ee Saala cup namde. I would appeal to the fans to have patience. RCB is forever our team,” he said.
“Although he hasn’t won the IPL yet we have to look at the consistency. We can’t always have the cup in our minds. We have to believe in a process. It is just a matter of time before we win the Cup,” he said.
“ Our loyalty as fans is unwavering. One player has played for so many years for one team. You must understand that there is no player like Virat. He is a player for the ages. The Cup will certainly come,” he added.
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