Captain Virat Kohli Returns During Qualifier 1 Vs PBKS, Video Goes Viral
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Rajat Patidar led Royal Challengers Bengaluru to an eight-wicket victory over the Punjab Kings.
Ace India batter Virat Kohli was on Thursday seen leading the Royal Challengers Bengaluru for a certain duration against the Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2025, a video of which has gone viral on social media. RCB won the match by eight wickets to seal their spot in the finals.
While Rajat Patidar may have been the skipper on paper, it was Kohli who wore the authority, and he looked quite confident while setting the fields and instructing bowlers on how they could get the better of Punjab batters.
Whether it was directing cricketers in the field, repositioning them with pointed orders or offering tactical inputs to bowlers, Kohli's presence impacted Bengaluru's masterclass on the field in the first innings.
Watch the video here:
Punjab's ultra-aggressive approach backfired as they couldn't negotiate the tricky pitch, which offered movement and bounce.
Bengaluru, who are yet to win the Indian Premier League despite reaching three finals since the league's inception 17 years back, gunned down the small target in the 10th over, thanks to an aggressive half-century from opener Phil Salt.
Salt ended up smacking six boundaries and three sixes, including a crisp pull off the star India pacer Arshdeep Singh.
Salt had gotten out to the Punjab pacer twice earlier this season and asked what was going on in his mind during the chase, he said, 'Don't get out to Arshdeep, we played 2 group games (with PBKS) and he's found different ways to get me out, so was just trying to react to the ball."
The game ended when Bengaluru captain Patidar smacked Musheer Khan for a six. Punjab were blown away by RCB but Kyle Jamieson got the home crowd going for a small period by bowling a brilliant wicket maiden that included the wicket of Kohli.
RCB will next play either Punjab, Gujarat Titans or the Mumbai Indians in the final on June 3 in Ahmedabad.
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