Ahead of IPL 2025 final between RCB and PBKS, Mike Hesson, who was RCB's team director between 2020 and 2023, said, "All I can say now is Ee Sala Cup Namde." "I didn’t pick either finalist at the start of the season...that said, I'm delighted I was wrong and a new name will be engraved on the trophy," Hesson added.