Azam Khan, Pakistan's wicketkeeper and batsman, mocked IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on the sidelines of the ILT20. He took a dig at Virat Kohli starring the franchise for not wearing a single IPL trophy.
Royal Challengers Bangalore have reached the IPL finals three times but have failed to win the trophy in each of the three times. They reached the IPL finals in 2009, 2011, and 2016 and suffered defeats against Deccan Chargers, Chennai Super Kings, and Sunrisers Hyderabad respectively.
Azam, who plays for Desert Vipers in ILT20, was talking to an interviewer who was talking about the franchise’s green initiative. The interviewer then told Azam that there is another team that promotes greenery through their ‘Go Green’ initiative by wearing a green jersey for one of their home games.
The interviewer talked about how RCB has a set of star players which are Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, and many more whereas Desert Vipers have their own set of star players.
Azam Khan was asked whether they talked about such comparisons in the team. However, the Pakistani keeper-batter chose to troll RCB and said: “Haa Star Players hain aur hum bhi abhi tak trophy nahi jeete (Yes we both have star players and we haven’t won a trophy yet).”
Desert Vipers are currently fifth on the ILT20 points table and the chances of their qualifications are looking meek. The Vipers have won only three games out of eight and have six points in the league.
