RR vs RCB: Virat Kohli flops once more after successive golden geese

Virat Kohli’s dismal run with the bat continued on Tuesday because the star RCB batter was dismissed for 9 towards Rajasthan Royals in Pune.

Virat Kohli flops once more after successive golden geese (Courtesy by BCCI)

Virat Kohli’s dismal run with the bat continued on Tuesday because the star RCB batter was dismissed for 9 towards Rajasthan Royals in Pune. Notably, Virat Kohli was dismissed for back-to-back golden geese earlier than RCB’s match towards Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday.

Against Lucknow Super Giants, Kohli fell to Dushmantha Chameera for his fourth golden duck within the IPL. In the following match towards Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kohli perished for an additional first-ball duck to Marco Jansen.

Virat Kohli in Powerplay this IPL
6 innings
5 dismissals
34 runs
Avg 6.80
SR 100.00

Virat Kohli is the best run-scorer within the historical past of the IPL and has hit 5 a whole lot to this point. In 2016, Kohli had smashed a number of data to pile up 973 runs and 4 a whole lot as RCB stormed to the ultimate.

Virat Kohli final scored a world hundred in November 2019 and in latest instances, has struggled to get going with the bat throughout codecs.

In 8 matches earlier than the sport towards RR, Kohli had managed a paltry 119 runs in IPL 2022. Last yr, he had scored 405 runs in 2020, he had completed with 466 runs.

Virat Kohli can be the third highest run-scorer in T20 Internationals.

After asserting his determination to step down as India’s T20 captain final yr, Virat Kohli mentioned he wouldn’t captain RCB after 2021. He was subsequently eliminated as India’s ODI captain after which early in 2022, Kohli stepped down because the Test captain.