Kolkata, March 22 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) all-rounder Krunal Pandya revealed his mindset behind bowling a bouncer out of the blue to Kolkata Knight Riders record-signing Venkatesh Iyer during the tournament opener of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

In the 12th over of the first innings, Venkatesh took the crease without wearing a helmet. Krunal smartly tried to bowl a bumper. Venkatesh spotted it early and managed to stay out of the line.

For the next ball, the southpaw wore a helmet and tried to use his wrist but ended up dragging the ball onto his own stumps.

"If it's a wide yorker or a bouncer, or if you have something in your armoury, why not use it?" Krunal said in the post-match presentation.

Before luring Ven...