RCB faces backlash from pro-Kannada groups for Hindi social media account

IPL team Royal Challengers Bengaluru has received backlash from pro-Kannada outfits for having launched its new Hindi only X account. The social media account, which was started in October 2024, has only five tweets in it. As of November 28, the @RCBinHindi account has nearly 2,500 followers.

However, the move has not gone down well with a section of Kannada-speaking fans. The section of fans have raised objections to the launch of the new account.



They allege that "Hindi does not represent the linguistic diversity of India and is not the primary language of all Indian citizens or RCB supporters".






There were another section of RCB fans who have lauded the move. The fans in support of the move are of the opinion that RCB enjoys a global fandom and the Hindi account has been created to connect to those who are native Hindi speakers and should not be seen as a step taken towards creating a divide.



The social media account currently has AI videos of the recent players that RCB bought in the IPL Auction. In one of the videos, England batter Liam Livingstone can be seen greeting the fans in Hindi.


RCB's Kannada account, which was launched on the occasion of Karnataka Rajyotsava - Karnataka's Foundation Day- has close to 10,000 followers.

Further, RCB is one of the most popular franchises and has over 7.3 million followers on its main X account.

RCB team for 2025 IPL

RCB made some smart buys at the recently concluded IPL mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Their search for an India wicketkeeper-batter came to a close as they bought Jitesh Sharma for Rs 11 crore at the mega auction.


They also strengthened their batting by signing Liam Livingstone (8.75 crore), Phil Salt (11.5 crore), Tim David (3 crore) and Jacob Bethell (2.6 crore). They have also replenished their fast bowling stocks by adding Josh Hazlewood (12.5 crore) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (10.75 crore).

Notably, they had retained Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal in the lead-up to the auction.