Former England cricketer Nasser Hussain has said that if the Royal Challengers Bengaluru go on to win IPL 2025, the team’s mentor and batting coach Dinesh Karthik will be on cloud nine and will become ‘unbearable’, claiming that he will be flaunting his newly-bagged trophy for a while. Bengaluru qualified for the finals of IPL 2025 after thrashing the Punjab Kings by eight wickets in Qualifier 1 in Mullanpur. Ahead of IPL 2025, Karthik was named Bengaluru’s batting coach and his inclusion in the support staff has paid real dividends. Hussain’s compatriot Michael Atherton joined the banter as well, saying that Karthik will act like former Chelsea star John Terry after the 2012 Champions League final. “RCB have got through to the finals. If they win that, DK is going to be unbearable. One season as coach/mentor and he’s won it,” Hussain said while speaking on the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast. “DK is going to be unbearable if they win the IPL!” 🤣 Will 2025 finally be the year for Dinesh Karthik’s RCB? ? pic.twitter.com/MbzMo9vUqG — Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) May 31, 2025 “He’s unbearable at the best of times, he’s going to be doubly unbearable. He’ll be like John Terry, at the front of the RCB trophy presentation, holding it there with Virat Kohli,” Atherton said. Karthik reacted to the viral video, responding in six words to the banter between Atherton and Hussain about Bengaluru’s campaign in IPL 2025. “This podcast needs some young energy #comingsoon,” Karthik replied on Saturday night. This podcast needs some young energy #comingsoon https://t.co/ik4n30tJMM — DK (@DineshKarthik) May 31, 2025 Karthik had earlier said that it was a very special feeling for him to be a part of Bengaluru. “Being part of RCB is a very special feeling. Purely because of the brand of cricket that we play, but also the fans that we have. And most importantly, it’s a journey that’s been filled with lots of highs and lows,” Karthik had said. “But the trophy hadn’t reached the shores of Bangalore yet. If I could be part of that journey, why not? That was a big question in my mind. I know how close we were when I played,” Karthik added. RCB will play either Punjab or the Mumbai Indians in the finals on June 3 in Ahmedabad.