Swastik Chikara, the youthful star of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, is making news every day for his crush on Indian cricketer Virat Kohli. The 20-year-old Uttar Pradesh native never passes up the opportunity to be near the RCB veteran.

Though he has yet to make his debut for the Bengaluru-based team, Swastik is making the most of his time with RCB. He has been bonding with RCB star Virat Kohli.

The Rajat Patidar-led side advanced to the IPL 2025 final after crushing the Punjab Kings in the Qualifier 1 encounter on Thursday at Mullanpur.

However, in a new video, RCB team is seen setting up to pose for a team photo before the game, and Virat Kohli is seen sitting in the center. Behind him, Swastik Chikara saw his opportunity and stood behind Kohli for the photo.

However, RCB’s senior players Liam Livingstone and Tim David hilariously pushed Chikara towards the side and instead took their placed behind Kohli. However, Chikara continued to take his chances and was pushed away repeatedly by David and Livingstone.

In the end, Chikara had to settle for a corner spot in the photo, instead of behind Virat Kohli.

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RCB have qualified for the IPL 2025 final and will face the winner between MI and PBKS, who will clash in the Qualifier 2, on June 1, 2025 in Ahmedabad. The IPL 2025 final is slated for June 3, also in Ahmedabad.