“Players did not gel properly” - Former RCB player makes serious allegations on the franchise

Former RCB left-arm spinner Shadab Jakati, who was part of the franchise in IPL 2014, has come up with serious allegations on the team, stating there wasn’t much camaraderie among the players in the dressing room.

Furthermore, he also asserted that the teammates didn’t gel well and there were a lot of differences within the management and the players. Interestingly, he also spoke of the CSK franchise, but he was all praises for the team.

“It’s a team game. If you want to win trophies, the team needs to play like a unit. 2-3 players cannot help you win the trophy. Chennai had a strong group of Indian players and some decent foreign players. It is important to get your combination. When I was in RCB, they would focus on 2-3 players only,” Jakati told Sportskeeda.

“There was a huge difference as far as team management, dressing room atmosphere is concerned. Players were very good, but there was no camaraderie, the players did not gel properly,” Jakati added.

On the other hand, Shadab Jakati, who also played for the CSK franchise, stated that the Chennai-based team looked after all their players nicely and those small things made a huge difference.

“As I said, the role of the team management is quite significant. Chennai’s management was very good actually. They looked after their players nicely. These are the small things which make a big difference. So, these are the differences I felt in CSK and RCB,” he added.

Interestingly, RCB has come up with a new captain Rajat Patidar for the upcoming IPL 2025 season. RCB will play the team’s season opener on Saturday, March 22 against KKR at the Eden Gardens.

RCB squad for IPL 2025:

Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethel, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee.

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