Mahesh Bhupathi slams RCB: ‘BCCI needs to enforce sale of Bengaluru franchise to new owner…’

Hyderabad broke their own record for the highest IPL total with a sensational 287 for three against RCB in an IPL 2024 game on Monday.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Faf du Plessis with bowler Yash Dayal during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad, at M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru, Monday, April 15, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Former India tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi slammed the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) management after the team conceded 287-the highest ever total in IPL history- against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Monday.

“For the sake of the Sport , the IPL, the fans and even the players i think BCCI needs to enforce the Sale of RCB to a New owner who will care to build a sports franchise the way most of the other teams have done so. #tragic,” he posted on his X account when RCB were 5 wickets down, chasing the huge total.

Earlier, Hyderabad broke their own record for the highest IPL total with a sensational 287 for three. SRH’s total is also the second-highest T20 cricket, only behind Nepal’s 314/3 against Mongolia in 2023.

For the sake of the Sport , the IPL, the fans and even the players i think BCCI needs to enforce the Sale of RCB to a New owner who will care to build a sports franchise the way most of the other teams have done so. #tragic

— Mahesh Bhupathi (@Maheshbhupathi) April 15, 2024

SRH previously smashed 277/3 against Mumbai Indians in a match that recorded the highest T20 aggregate and the most sixes ever in a match.

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Kolkata Knight Riders later came close with a blistering 272 for seven against Delhi Capitals in Visakhapatnam. Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants are the only other teams to record 250-plus totals in the IPL.

RCB held the record for over 10 years, having posted 263 runs against Pune Warriors India in Bengaluru in 2013 on the back of Chris Gayle’s record 175 not out.

On Monday, RCB got off to a scintillating start courtesy of Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis but were unable to retain the momentum when they lost 5 wickets for just 127 runs.

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