Karthik represented RCB in IPL 2025, before having his second stint with the side from 2022 to 2024. After ending his IPL playing career, Karthik made a seamless transition to being the side\u2019s batting coach and mentor, as RCB won the championship for the first time in 2025.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cRCB fans made me who I am today. They adopted me as their son from their own land, and I have enjoyed that. One moment I would like to live again is RCB winning the IPL. I think that was a great moment, an iconic moment,\u201d said Karthik in an upcoming episode of the Quest Talk podcast by iQOO.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Defending champions RCB have already sealed their spot in the IPL 2026 playoffs and are on top of the points table with 18 points from 13 games. When the host suggested it could happen again this year, Karthik replied: \u201cTouch wood.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Karthik credited the franchise\u2019s leadership group, which had Sanjay Bangar and Mike Hesson before Andy Flower and Mo Bobat took over, for building a strong winning culture in the setup.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIn 2022, Sanjay Bangar and Mike Hesson did a good job for RCB in picking a fairly balanced team, but we still managed to keep going to the playoffs, but never ended up crossing that line. And then there were two people that RCB bought - Andy Flower and Mo Bobat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Karthik credited the franchise\u2019s leadership group, which had Sanjay Bangar and Mike Hesson before Andy Flower and Mo Bobat took over, for building a strong winning culture in the setup.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cAndy Flower is by far the best coach in the world by a distance. Purely from a results point of view, there is no one even close to him. Mind you, he does everything possible to win. And I'm very proud to say that RCB has a good culture in place and that is reflective of the way we play, of the way we behave, and of the way we prepare,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n