Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s stalwart batsman Virat Kohli spoke about the franchise’s struggle and return to form among fans at Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. RCB’s season went off the rails in April when they ended up suffering five defeats in seven games. They spent most of the month at the bottom of the table, but rose from the ashes by winning five games in a row. Kohli spoke about his mentality during the month of April when the team was reeling by two points in most matches.
“The month of May was very good. In April, I thought we were entering a very dark place. We found a ray of sunshine in May. We are happy that we made the fans happy again,” Kohli said in a conversation. with Mr. Nags.
The interview you’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived.
Mr. Nags meets Virat Kohli, cuts a cake to celebrate 10th year of @bigbasket_com hosts the RCB Insider Show and relives their years-long friendship.#PlayBold #RCB #IPL2024 pic.twitter.com/fzJ2EGZrFm
– Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 17, 2024
In the ongoing IPL season, Kohli is currently leading the race for the Orange Cap with 661 runs in 13 innings at a strike rate of 155.16 and an impressive average of 66.10. His impressive tally is powered by five fifties and a single century.
RCB are currently sixth in the IPL table with 12 points from 13 matches. They will play a crucial match against fourth-placed Chennai Super Kings, who have accumulated 14 points from 13 matches on Saturday.
To stay in contention for the playoffs, RCB with a net run rate of 0.387 must secure a win that helps them surpass CSK’s NRR of 0.528.
RCB will be banking on victory at their home stadium on Saturday night, which could end up being the deciding game of their season.
After the conclusion of the cash-rich league, Kohli will play for India in the T20 World Cup. The big event will start in June in the USA and the West Indies.
India are placed in Group A of the ICC tournament alongside arch-rivals Pakistan, Ireland, Canada and co-hosts USA.
India squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Hardik Pandya (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (Wk), Sanju Samson (Wk), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Sir.
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