'Hates MI to the core': Fans react to Tim David's rude gesture after RCB knock Mumbai Indians out of IPL 2026
'Hates MI to the core': Fans react to Tim David's rude gesture after RCB knock Mumbai Indians out of IPL 2026 originally appeared on Cricket News . Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . KEY TAKEAWAYS: Tim David made an obscene gesture from the dugout after RCB eliminated Mumbai Indians.
David spent several years with Mumbai Indians before joining Royal Challengers Bengaluru. RCB's win pushed them to the top of the table, keeping playoffs hopes very much alive. Tim David goes viral with an X-rated gesture after RCB beat MI When Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Mumbai Indians in a tense two-wicket finish at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Sunday, the celebrations were expected.
What nobody quite anticipated was Tim David standing in the dugout, stone-faced, and flipping the middle finger. David was part of the Mumbai Indians setup for a couple of years before returning to RCB in 2025. In 2022, MI acquired him for INR 8.
5 crore as he was seen as one of the most destructive lower-order batters in the format and was even touted as the successor to Kieron Pollard. MORE: 'My big brother': Krunal Pandya emotional on Kieron Pollard and Hardik era after RCB knock MI out However, his time in Mumbai did not always go as either party had hoped, and he was not retained before the 2025 mega auction. His eventual departure made his appearance on the other side of this particular fixture all the more loaded.
Watching the franchise that once held his IPL future get knocked out of the tournament, while wearing a rival jersey, clearly brought something out of him for the second consecutive year. Tim David not holding it back this time too,holy own for the 2nd consecutive season 😭😭 pic. twitter.