Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, ahead of the IPL 2025 battle with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on March 28 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, is currently in a state of ambiguity. Both squads wish to settle their scores from last season. Revsportz has reported that Bhuvneshwar is possibly nursing an injury, raising shadows over his match fitness for Friday. Although RCB's social media has indicated his presence, in-house sources say he is yet to return to match fitness. If unfit, Rashid Dar Salaam may get another go. Also, Swapnil Singh could be in the mix due to his excellent performance last season. The final call shall be taken after the practice on Thursday, but RCB are still not communicating anything about Bhuvneshwar. Also Read | Megan Schutt becomes 1st woman to take 150 T20I wickets Earlier, RCB claimed that a slight niggle ruled Bhuvneshwar out of their first match against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), whom they defeated by seven wickets. 🚨 It's #CSKvsRCB this Friday in Chennai and here's @rohitjuglan with updates on #BhuvneshwarKumar, training sessions, tickets and more!Catch all on-ground updates and keep following this space!@ShrachiSports #IPL2025 #ipltickets #TATAIPL pic.twitter.com/MwL9bvlOPL — RevSportz Global (@RevSportzGlobal) March 26, 2025 But Bhuvi didn't have a memorable record against the men in yellow as he took 13 wickets in 20 matches at a high average of 39.46. At the same time, he had a decent economy of 6.90 runs per over against the five-time champions. RCB has generally found Chepauk a hostile venue. Their last victory there was in IPL 2008. The only current player in that squad is perennial fidelity Virat Kohli. Also Read: 'Ishan Kishan was overshadowed in MI': Sanjay Bangar CSK began IPL 2025 by defeating the Mumbai Indians by four wickets at home. A new Afghan pacer, Noor Ahmad, scorched this scoreboard with four wickets for 18 runs - the best bowling figures by CSK against MI. Furthermore, Khaleel Ahmed had a promising debut, bagging three wickets for 29 runs. CSK's chase, which required 156 runs, was anchored by good fifties from Rachin and Ruturaj Gaikwad. The two gave Chennai a blistering start, which resulted in a tense finish at Chepauk with five balls remaining.