Virat Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma praised him on Instagram for his excellent performance in the IPL 2024 match against Punjab Kings. Kohli scored an impressive 77 runs, helping Royal Challengers Bengaluru secure a win.
Rajkumar Sharma Took A Dig At Virat Kohli’s Critics
Kohli partnered with Faf du Plessis to open the innings for RCB. Despite other top-order batsmen not performing well, Kohli’s impressive innings of 77 runs, including 11 fours and 2 sixes, led RCB to victory. This marked a strong comeback for Kohli after scoring only 21 runs in RCB’s first game against Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
After Virat Kohli’s brilliant innings against Punjab Kings, his childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma took to Instagram to praise the batting maestro. Sharma shared a photo of Kohli along with the caption, “His bat does the talking.” Check out the post below.
View this post on Instagram
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli made some records in the T20 format with his half-century against Punjab Kings. Kohli matched MS Dhoni’s record for the most Player of the Match awards in IPL, with both players winning 17 trophies.
In the PBKS vs RCB match, RCB emerged victorious by 4 wickets in an exciting clash. PBKS, batting first, posted a total of 176-6 in the first innings, led by skipper Shikhar Dhawan‘s 45-run innings. Prabhsimran Singh contributed 25 runs as well.
Sam Curran scored 23, Jitesh Sharma scored 27, and Shashank Singh added a quick 21 runs off 8 balls towards the end of the innings.
In the final overs, RCB needed around 47 runs. Dinesh Karthik’s quick 28 runs off 10 balls and Virat Kohli’s strong start secured the victory by 4 wickets. Mahipal Lomror also played a crucial role with his 17 runs off 8 balls. RCB’s next match is against Kolkata Knight Riders on March 29 at Chinnaswamy Stadium. They have won 1 and lost 1 out of 2 games so far in IPL 2024.
