Days after citing his much-awaited sixth IPL century, Royal Challengers Bangalore opener Virat Kohli reached the triple figures once more on Sunday. The fashionable right-handed batter slammed his seventh IPL ton in 60 balls throughout RCB’s must-win match in opposition to Gujarat Titans on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. With this century, Kohli achieved many milestones as he surpassed Chris Gayle (6) to get the very best variety of tons within the historical past of IPL. The 34-year-old batter has receiving quite a few praises from the complete world for his knock and former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir additionally didn’t shrink back from praising Kohli.

Taking to Twitter, Amir wrote, “100 number 82 from the real king @imVkohli, what a inning in must win game. true champion and inspiration for many people.”

100 quantity 82 from the true king @imVkohli what a inning in should win sport. true champion and inspiration for many individuals.

— Mohammad Amir (@iamamirofficial) May 21, 2023

Kohli scored his seventh IPL century as Royal Challengers Bangalore made 197 for 5 in opposition to Gujarat Titans in a must-win remaining league stage sport for the house staff in Bengaluru on Sunday.

Asked to bat first, RCB have been off to a brisk begin with each Faf du Plessis (28 off 19 balls) and Virat Kohli (101 not out off 61) discovering the boundaries at will. This was Kohli’s second straight hundred. Thanks to their aggressive method, RCB scored 62 runs within the powerplay.

For GT, Noor Ahmad scalped two wickets whereas Mohammed Shami, Yash Dayal, and Rashid Khan scalped one wicket every.

Earlier, the beginning of the match was delayed by almost an hour because of heavy rains that left the outfield of the M Chinnaswamy Stadium moist.

(With PTI Inputs)