NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli made history by becoming the first player ever in the Indian Premier League to play 250 matches for a single team. He reached this milestone during Royal Challengers Bangalore's match against Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru on Sunday.While MS Dhoni (263 matches), Rohit Sharma (256 matches), and Dinesh Karthik (254 matches) have played over 250 games in the IPL, they have represented multiple teams throughout their careers.In 249 matches for RCB, Virat has scored 7897 runs at...
The sweep has been a key scoring option for him to counter spin, especially in the middle overs this IPL, Virat Kohli has said.After disrupting Gujarat Titans' spin trio of Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, and R Sai Kishore with the sweep in Ahmedabad earlier this season, Kohli relied on that shot once again to pick off runs against wristspinner Rahul Chahar and all-sorts spinner Liam Livingstone.On Thursday in Dharamsala, the slog-sweep and the slog, according to ESPNcricinfo's logs, was responsible...
Virat Kohli got into a heated argument with the on-field umpire over a controversial decision during the IPL 2024 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals on Sunday. The incident took place during the second innings of DC's run chase over a LBW decision involving Abishek Porel. Porel jammed down his bat to play Mohammed Siraj's in-swinging yorker and RCB cricketers were convinced that the ball has hit his pads in front of the stumps. They went for a review but the third...
Virat Kohli's humorous side shines as he interrupts PBKS bowler Kagiso Rabada during a podcast session. Catch them in action in the upcoming match.
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli has etched his name in Indian Premier League (IPL) history by becoming the first player to amass an astounding 3000 runs at a single venue. This extraordinary achievement underscores Kohli's unparalleled consistency and dominance in the tournament.The star Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter achieved the feat during the IPL 2024 match against Chennai Super Kings at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. He got to the landmark with a massive six over long leg off Tushar...
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has credited legendary wicketkeeper-batter MS Dhoni with playing a major role in star batter Virat Kohli's transformation into a modern-era legend. Kohli has established his legacy as a world class modern-day batter and is regarded by many as the greatest player of his generation. However, Gavaskar pointed out how Dhoni backed Kohli during the early stage of his career despite the the 35-year-old having a "start-stop" form. Gavaskar's remark came after rain...
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Virat Kohli has created history and become the first-ever player in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to play 250 matches for one franchise. Virat, who started his IPL career with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in 2008, continues to be part of the franchise. RCB have never released him before an auction and he looks all but set to play for them till his retirement.There have been three players before Virat who have played more than 250 IPL matches but they have played for more than one team. MS...
NEW DELHI: Star hitter Virat Kohli was praised by Cameron Green for his "vintage" innings that kept Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the hunt for the IPL playoffs.In a crucial game on Thursday in Dharamsala, Kohli utilized all of his reprieves, including one on zero balls, to smash a 47-ball 92 to set the tone for their 60-run victory over Punjab Kings."He played the vintage Virat that we all know. It was a beautiful watch from the other end. That's the beauty of having Virat in your team, as...
Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Faf du Plessis on Saturday dedicated his player-of-the-match award to pacer Yash Dayal, who kept his cool in the final over to seal a 27-run win over Chennai Super Kings in the battle for the final IPL play-off spot. Du Plessis was adjudged the player-of-the-match for his 54 off 39 balls which along with Virat Kohli's 47 set the foundation as RCB posted a solid 218 for five on Saturday night. CSK needed to score 200 plus to qualify and they came agonisingly...
Faf du Plessis' Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on Chennai Super Kings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium today in a bid to qualify for the IPL 2024 play-off stage. Notably, RCB have made an impressive comeback this season, winning 5 consecutive matches after losing 7 of their 8 games in the first phase of the tournament.How can RCB qualify for IPL 2024 playoffs? The Faf du Plessis-led franchise currently sit 7th on the IPL Points Table with 12 points and a net run rate of +0.387. If RCB are to...
After the completion of the match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League 2024, former India speedster Zaheer Khan spoke about the banter between Virat Kohli and Ishant Sharma on Sunday. RCB continued with their second-half surge, making it five wins in five matches and climbing up to the fifth spot with a 47-run win over DC at their home ground of M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. After losing seven of the first eight league games, RCB has turned...