RCB's director of cricket Mo Bobat said they were keen on acquiring Bhuvneshwar Kumar for IPL 2025 but that would've been difficult in Mohammed Siraj's presence. "Siraj is probably the player that we spent the longest deliberating over...It wasn't a straightforward call," he added. Apart from Bhuvneshwar, RCB had included Josh Hazlewood and Yash Dayal in their fast bowling unit.