Former Indian opening batter Sunil Gavaskar and now-turned commentator Sunil Gavaskar was seen having fun with the dog robot named 'Champak' ahead of the IPL 2025 game between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. In a video surfaced on social media, Gavaskar played with the robot, deploying some hilarious moves on the field.
The 18th edition has witnessed the introduction of the robot dog and has been formulated a character-driven, interactive viewing experience. It notably performs gestures like handshakes, fives and jumps, bringing a unique atmosphere to an already exciting IPL matches. A detailed video of the robot dog garnered over 5.8 million views.
Watch the video shared by IPL of Sunil Gavaskar having fun with the robot:
Rajat Patidar loses toss for the 4th time in a row at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, put into bat first by Riyan Parag
Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag continues to captain them as Sanju Samson is still recovering from an injured rib and he won the toss, putting the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) into bat at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. While Royal Challengers went with an unchanged side, Parag announced one change in the form of Fazalhaq Farooqi for Maheesh Theekshana.
RR playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma.
RCB playing XI: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.
