Ee Sala Cup Namde has been a phrase reverberating around the Indian Premier League for a long time from the Royal Challengers Bengaluru fans and players.
Since around 2016 — when the franchise last made it to the final, the phrase is always heard whenever a new season is around the corner or ends with RCB not being able to lift the title.
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However, what started as a war cry to uplift the team, it became something that the players and fans refrained from saying, come 2025 — as mentioned by AB de Villiers a few days ago.
In this article, TSN tells you what it stands for and what the updated version of it could be heard from fans and players in the upcoming years.
What is Ee Sala Cup Namde?
Ee Sala Cup Namde is a Kannada war cry that the fans and players of the Royal Challengers use to tell everyone that "This is the year we will win the trophy," something that the franchise waited for 18 years.
However, following the win over the Punjab Kings in the final of the IPL 2025, the updated phrase that Virat himself let everyone know on the live broadcast after the final is "Ee Sala Cup Namdu", which translates to This year, the trophy is ours.