Team India’s and RCB’s star batter, Virat Kohli, has marked his return to the IPL in grand style. The star batter played a colossal knock of 77 against the Punjab Kings, helping his side win their first game of the season.
However, while Kohli was batting, he was involved in a banter with his former Delhi teammate Shikhar Dhawan, and his comments were clearly heard from the stump mic.
“Senti kyun ho raha hai, kya ho gaya (why are you getting sentimental? What happened?” Kohli’s statement was for his teammate Shikhar Dhawan, who was fielding at covers. The incident took place at Harpreet Brar’s over.
After the match got over, Shikhar was quick to admit that Virat Kohli’s drop chance cost them the match.
Speaking about the same, Shikhar Dhawan said, “It was a good game; we brought the game back, and again we lost it. We scored 10-15 runs less, and in the first six overs, I played a bit slow. Those 10-15 runs cost us, and the dropped catch as well. I am happy with my runs, but I thought I could have played a bit more fast in the first six overs; that’s the only thing I felt. We lost wickets as well; we lost two wickets continuously, and that put pressure on us.”
Dhawan further added that “Virat scored 70-odd runs, and we dropped a catch on the class player; we paid the price. If we had taken that catch, the momentum would have come from the second ball. But we lost the momentum over there, and then we paid the price for that.”
Royal Challengers Bangaluru will now turn up against Kolkata Knight Riders on March 29.
