IPL 2021: RCB skipper Virat Kohli shows glimpses of return to form with 9th fifty against CSK
IPL 2021: Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli turned the heat on Chennai Super Kings with his 41st half-century in the Indian Premier League. RCB vs CSK: Virat Kohli turns the heat on Chennai with 41st IPL fifty for Bangalore (Courtesy by BCCI)HIGHLIGHTSVirat Kohli showed glimpses of return to form with blazing fifty in SharjahVirat Kohli hit his 9th IPL fifty against Chennai Super KingsDwayne Bravo removed Virat Kohli for 53 to break 111-run opening standRoyal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli showed signs of a return to vintage form in a 53-run knock against MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings in a Sharjah classic on Friday.
Kohli looked in ominous touch from ball one as he took Deepak Chahar to the cleaners in the very first over with two back-to-back boundaries. Kohli and fellow opener Devdutt Padikkal took the CSK bowlers to cleaners as the RCB duo stitched a second-century partnership together on Friday.Both players brought up their fifty and it was Dwayne Bravo who broke the 111-run stand by dismissing Kohli for 53. The start of the match and the toss was delayed due to a sandstorm in Sharjah. CSK captain MS Dhoni and RCB skipper Virat Kohli were all set for the toss when a sandstorm forced the match officials to delay it.IPL 2021, Bangalore vs Chennai: Live Score and NewsNotably, Kohli failed with the bat in hand against KKR as he managed to score just five runs. The right-handed batsman was sent back to the pavilion by Prasidh Krishna after the pacer caught him right plumb in front.On Sunday, Kohli had announced that he would step down as the RCB captain after the IPL 2021 season. On RCB’s official YouTube channel, Mike Hesson had said that skipper Virat Kohli is desperate to do well in the ongoing IPL.“Look, there are some times when our batsmen look to do that to get some extra opportunity. Virat is obviously desperate to do well, he likes one-on-one sessions to get his confidence and basically find his rhythm. It definitely looks like he has found it,” said Hesson.Click here for our site’s complete coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.
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