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...
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 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...
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...
For the first six overs of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) reply, the ball was travelling to all parts of the stadium. The home team were running away with the match on 92/1 after the powerplay, chasing 148. So dominant were they, and GT bowlers so listless, that RCB got greedy. They decided to push for an early win in a bid to boost their net run rate.Perhaps late, but Titans woke up to the possibility of using the short ball, which was their undoing while batting. Irish left-arm seamer Josh...
Bengaluru [India], : Star Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter Virat Kohli needs 76 runs to become the first cricketer to score 8000 runs in the history of the Indian Premier League . Kohli can achieve the milestone in RCB's upcoming match against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2024 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Saturday. As of now, Kohli has scored 7924 runs at a strike rate of 131.8 after playing 250 matches and 242 innings in IPL. He slammed 8 centuries and 55 fifties. The Indian...
Royal Challengers Bengaluru star Virat Kohli and Delhi Capitals senior paceman Ishant Sharma were involved in friendly banters during the Indian Premier League match on Sunday. The two Indian cricket stalwarts who played together since their young days share great camaraderie both on and off the field. Ishant played a lot of cricket under Kohli's captaincy in the red-ball format, but the two players never got a chance to play for the same franchise in IPL.Meanwhile, during the mega clash between...
[Watch] 'Angry' Virat Kohli Argues With Umpire As Controversial LBW Call Goes Against Siraj & RCBKohli arguing with the umpire [X.com]In the high-voltage ongoing clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals, a controversial moment grabbed the limelight when ex-captain Virat Kohli argued with the on-field umpire after a touch and go LBW call went in the visitors' favour. The incident occurred during the second over of DC's innings when they had just lost opener David Warner off...
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won four matches in a row to stay alive in the Indian Premier League 2024.
Virat Kohli will etch his name in record books and become the first player in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to play 250 matches for one team when he takes the field against Delhi Capitals on Sunday (May 12). Virat has been part of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) since the inception of IPL and looks set to play for them till his retirement.Virat has played 249 matches for RCB in IPL so far and is set to take the field for the 250th time for them. Ahead of the game, RCB shared a...