mindless! Ravi Shastri’s toss blunder leaves fans in Splits during the IPL 2025 final – Watch | Cricket news

New Delhi: Pressure between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings before the IPL 2025 final was very important – not only on players, but fans, broadcasters and all. And it seems that former India cricketer Ravi Shastri was not immune for the veins.On Tuesday, Narendra Modi arrived as a presenter for the toss at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the coach and experienced commentator of East-Team India made a major disturbance during the live broadcast.Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and selected for the first bowl, Shastri conducted a post-toss interview with the two captains. But once Shreyas and RCB captain Rajat Patidar left, Shastri made a terrible error on the wind-he announced that Iyer had chosen to bat, even starred with a classic front-foot defensive stroke gesture.Goff-up was not taken care of. Within a few minutes, fans burnt social media, in which a Meme Fest in Shastri’s comic mix-up on live television.Check some reactions here:Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and selected to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bangalore.Along with the two teams, expecting to win their first title in the league, the management of the team tried and decided to go with reliable and remained unchanged for the final. RCB has decided to move forward without Tim David, who missed his last two matches with injuries.On the biggest occasion for the franchise, PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer said that his players are in a good mindset and will play it like a final.He said, “I want to give positive signs to my mind and body. I think it is a wonderful day, here at this time. The crowd here is electrification, just wants to cherish it. In a luxurious mentality, boys,” he said in the toss.Asked what he discussed in the pre-match meeting, Iyer said, “We talked about everyone in the meeting how to keep the best results. This is the message. This is the message. We hope to hug the opportunity. I am perfectly fine. We are going to play it like a final.RCB captain Rajat Patidar said that he would also like to bowl first on this wicket.“We also wanted to bowl. The surface looks difficult. Will try to put on a good clan. So far we have played well, this is just another game for us. We will give it our best.“This is a big platform, but it is just another distant game for us. Everyone has played well so far, will still try to do so. A single team. A good pitch, flat, red and black clay mixture looks. Should be good to bat,” said the legend.The match will be played at pitch number six which is 25% black soil and 75% red soil surface. Six of the eight games played on it have been won by teams batting first. The border is 64 meters at both side square and descends 72 meters below the ground.