NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli performed an outstanding knock on a turning Chinnaswamy observe in a must-win sport for Royal Challengers Bengaluru towards Chennai Tremendous Kings on Saturday.
The previous RCB captain entertained the Bengaluru crowd with an excellent innings of 47 off simply 29 balls studded with three fours and four sixes earlier than being holed out to Daryl Mitchell at long-on off Mitchell Santner.
Mitchell, who took a catch on the rebound, initially gave Kohli’s spouse and Bollywood star Anushka Sharma a glimmer of hope that the catch wasn’t cleanly taken. Nevertheless, her optimism shortly turned to disappointment when she realized that Mitchell had, in actual fact, secured the catch with none doubt.
Kohli additionally equalled one other RCB legend Chris Gayle’s document for scoring most 700-plus runs in an IPL season.
That is now the second occasion, Kohli has scored 700-plus runs in an IPL season — 973 runs scored in 2016 season.
Gayle had beforehand scored 733 runs within the 2012 version and 708 within the following season.
Kohli additionally turned the primary participant to amass an astounding 3000 runs at a single venue. This extraordinary achievement underscores Kohli’s unparalleled consistency and dominance within the event.
He now has 37 sixes in IPL 2024 — second most after 38 maximums which he fired within the 2016 version of the league.
The previous RCB captain entertained the Bengaluru crowd with an excellent innings of 47 off simply 29 balls studded with three fours and four sixes earlier than being holed out to Daryl Mitchell at long-on off Mitchell Santner.
Mitchell, who took a catch on the rebound, initially gave Kohli’s spouse and Bollywood star Anushka Sharma a glimmer of hope that the catch wasn’t cleanly taken. Nevertheless, her optimism shortly turned to disappointment when she realized that Mitchell had, in actual fact, secured the catch with none doubt.
Kohli additionally equalled one other RCB legend Chris Gayle’s document for scoring most 700-plus runs in an IPL season.
That is now the second occasion, Kohli has scored 700-plus runs in an IPL season — 973 runs scored in 2016 season.
Gayle had beforehand scored 733 runs within the 2012 version and 708 within the following season.
Kohli additionally turned the primary participant to amass an astounding 3000 runs at a single venue. This extraordinary achievement underscores Kohli’s unparalleled consistency and dominance within the event.
He now has 37 sixes in IPL 2024 — second most after 38 maximums which he fired within the 2016 version of the league.
