Chennai: Virat Kohli became the sixth batter to score 12,000 runs in T20s, as he reached the milestone in the IPL 2024 opener between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, played at MA Chidambaram Stadium here on Friday. The other batters in the club are Chris Gayle, Shoaib Malik, Kieron Pollard, Alex Hales and…
Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir have been fined 100% of their match fee over verbal altercation after an IPL match on Monday, in which Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Lucknow Super Giants by 18 runs. Both were found to be in breach of article 2.21 of the IPL’s code of conduct. Meanwhile, LSG Naveen-ul-Haq has been…
After Royal Challengers Bangalore’s 21-run defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders at home, stand-in skipper Virat Kohli blamed the dropped chances on Wednesday. “To be honest we handed them the game. We did deserve to lose. We were certainly not up to standard. If you look at the game, we didn’t capitalize our chances. We dropped…
In Josh Hazlewood’s absence, Mohammed Siraj has done incredibly well to lead Royal Challengers Bangalore’s attack “He is bowling as well as I have ever seen. Running in with the new ball he shows that intent and the confidence,” Virat Kohli told the broadcaster after RCB’s seven-run win against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday. “He has…
Royal Challengers Bangalore seem to have found their mojo and with the win against Punjab Kings they have moved to fifth position in the points table. However, Virat Kohli, who captained RCB in Thursday’s IPL game at Mohali, says that the points table can’t really define a team. “The table can’t define your team. It’s…
Virat Kohli’s red-hot form continued as he slammed his third fifty of IPL 2023 and helped Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) beat Delhi Capitals (DC) by 23 runs on Saturday. He got out after getting to his half-century and later said that he would have been happy to add 30-35 runs to take the team’s total…
The good news for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is that Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga has linked up with the IPL franchise ahead of the game against Delhi Capitals in the first match of Saturday double-header. On the eve of the match during a net session, RCB’s star batsman Virat Kohli and legspinner Hasaranga had a…
The matches in the Indian Premier League (IPL) are fought fiercely but off the field there is also great camaraderie among the players. IPL being a massive T20 league involving 10 teams and now in its 16th edition, provides a platform to former greats too to be involved with the league. Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting,…
Virat Kohli has decided to step down from captaincy after this season and would very much like to go out on a high when Royal Challengers Bangalore takes on Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL Eliminator on Monday. He had earlier led Bangalore to an IPL final in 2016, besides having earlier played in the…
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad has dampened their chances of finishing in the top-two. If they win this match against Delhi Capitals big, it will still be difficult to dislodge Chennai Super Kings from the second position. But the Virat Kohli-led side has discovered its mojo going into the playoffs, with its batting…
