The RCB walked away with their wings melted and scorched after hovering excessive with six straight victories. Their aspirations of a season straight out of a fairytale had been dashed on Wednesday when the Bengaluru workforce bowed out from the competitors within the Eliminator.
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Within the Eliminator on the Narendra Modi Stadium, Rajasthan Royals defeated Bengaluru by 4 wickets in what was touted as a battle of the “Royals.”
Feelings ran excessive in the course of the cricket motion within the largest stadium on the planet, with the cries of “ee sala cup namde” ceasing to exist and never reaching Chennai, the placement of the title match.
Eradicating his gloves, Karthik thanked the supporters who had stood to honor the veteran for his season-long efforts.
Quickly, an unforgettable second for the supporters of the RCB occurred when modern cricket legend Virat Kohli hugged Karthik whereas he was combating again tears.
Karthik hasn’t formally declared his retirement from the IPL but, however he has made a number of indications in the course of the competitors that this yr might be his closing along with his workforce.
The RCB gamers offered Karthik with a guard of honour as he made his means again into the dressing room.
The official X deal with of the Indian Premier League shared a heart-warming video of the second after the match.
Karthik was an essential participant for RCB throughout a tough season, notably within the demise overs. His vital late-game appearances inspired the membership to an unprecedented playoffs berth.
Ought to this show to be Karthik’s closing season, he could have completed his IPL profession with 4,842 runs in 257 matches, together with an unbelievable 22 fifty-score innings.
Karthik performed for six groups within the Indian Premier League throughout his exceptional 17-year profession.
Karthik debuted with the Delhi Daredevils (now the Delhi Capitals) within the 2008 inaugural season. After transferring to Punjab in 2011, he then performed for Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Lions, Kolkata Knight Riders and RCB.
With an unbelievable strike fee of 187.36 and a median of 36.22, Karthik completed the present season with 326 runs in 15 video games.
(With ANI inputs)
