Rajasthan Royals cricketer Kumar Kartikeya was brutally pranked on the 1st April, which is also the April Fool’s Day. The incident left the spinner disgusted at one stage before he came to know that he was actually pranked.
The video started when the host claimed that he was asked to have an interview with Kumar Sangakkara instead of Kumar Kartikeya. However, because of the name ‘Kumar’ being similar, he got confused.
After a few silly questions, Kartikeya clearly got agitated and asked the host to cancel the interview in between. As he went out of the room, he was revealed by the team’s pacer Yudhvir Singh and fielding coach Dishant Yagnik that he was being pranked.
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Watch: Kumar Kartikeya gets brutally pranked on April Fool’s day
April fool banaya, Kumar Kartikeya ko gussa aya 😂💗
Royals Fam, you don’t want to miss this: https://t.co/4XJyYNlFQD pic.twitter.com/DkpQTp2IIG
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 1, 2025
While Kumar Kartikeya was getting pranked, Dishant Yagnik and Yudhvir Singh’s reactions are also avaialble in the clip and cannot be missed. Both of them laughed at the whole incident and enjoyed the moment.
Kumar Kartikeya’s IPL career
Kumar Kartikeya made his debut for Rajasthan Royals in the team’s last match against Chennai Super Kings. However, he bowled just one over in the match and conceded 10 runs. He bowled over the wicket to the right-handers as he tried to stop the run flow.
But CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad still managed to hit him for two boundaries. After the expensive over, he wasn’t considered for another over in the match. The Royals managed to win the thriller by 6 runs in the end.
Kartikeya was signed by Rajasthan Royals for his base price INR 30 lakhs. Before coming to Rajasthan Royals, he had played for Mumbai Indians. He made his IPL debut in 2022 while representing MI.
The left-arm spinner has played 13 matches in the IPL and picked up 10 wickets at an average of 33.90 and an economy rate of 8.47. Known for his defensive bowling, he can be a useful option in the middle overs when the pitch is good for batting.
Rajasthan Royals finally get a win
Rajasthan Royals started the IPL 2025 season with two successive defeats. They lost their first match to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and then lost to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at their home base in Guwahati.
However, the bounced back strongly with an impressive performance against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their third match of the season. RR managed to win crucial moments in the game which proved to be the difference in the end.
Riyan Parag led the team in all the three matches in the absence of the regular captain Sanju Samson, who wasn’t fully fit. However, Samson is expected to take the role of captaincy for the next match.
Royals will next face Punjab Kings at Mullanpur and will be aiming to carry on their winning momentum. They have had a slow start to the tournament but will be confident after beating CSK.
