India, April 16 -- Amid rift reports, Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Krunal Pandya has picked his brother Hardik Pandya as one of his two favourite finishers in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Krunal's choice means a lot. Recently, social media has been abuzz with speculations of a rift between the brothers.

It all started this past Sunday when Hardik's Mumbai Indians hosted RCB at the Wankhede Stadium. In the past, whenever Krunal and Hardik's teams were in action in the IPL, both players greeted each other with a lot of warmth. This time, though, both seemed a bit reserved. And that fuelled those speculations to all intents and purposes.

Then, during the match, when Hardik came on to bat, Krunal tried one of his now-famous bouncers, b...