RCB vs RR IPL 2023: "King of Statpadding" Netizens Troll Virat Kohli after he scores 19-ball-18 in Must-Win Match

RCB vs RR IPL 2023: With IPL 2023 emphasizing the importance of explosive innings and no target being considered safe, the question arises regarding the necessity of anchor batsmen in T20 cricket. Virat Kohli is primarily associated with the belief that such batsmen are still valuable. While he has displayed aggression in the powerplay on certain occasions, his strike rate tends to decline significantly during the middle overs, where he scores at a rate of one run per ball. Kohli's batting has often been at the centre of discussions concerning strike rates, and on Sunday, social media users criticized the former RCB captain for what they deemed a "Test match knock" during the IPL 2023 match against the Rajasthan Royals.

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Kohli's slow knock vs Rajasthan Royals

The pitch utilized at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium proved to be slow and challenging, causing difficulties for both Kohli and Faf du Plessis to establish momentum during the powerplay. Although Kohli managed to hit a boundary against Sandeep Sharma in the opening over of the match, it turned out to be the lone boundary in his innings, which lasted for 19 deliveries and yielded 18 runs.

In the seventh over, Virat Kohli, the star player of RCB, was eventually dismissed by a brilliant knuckle ball delivered by KM Asif. Kohli aggressively advanced down the track to face the delivery but was deceived by its change in pace. Executing the drive shot a fraction too early, he ended up chipping the ball directly into the air, leading to Yashasvi Jaiswal completing the catch.

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Netizens react to Kohli's knock RCB vs RR IPL 2023

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Joe Root, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal

Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Anuj Rawat, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik(w), Michael Bracewell, Wayne Parnell, Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj

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