The crowd on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru had been left surprised as Virat Kohli was dismissed for a golden duck within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 encounter in opposition to Rajasthan Royals on Sunday. The dismissal occurred on the very first ball of the match as Trent Boult bowled a straight supply that swung a bit within the air and Kohli ended up lacking the road utterly. The ball crashed into his pads and the umpire had no hesitations in giving his choice in favour of the bowler. This was the tenth duck for Kohli within the IPL until now and amongst them, seven have been golden geese.

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Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Sanju Samson received the toss and opted to subject first.

In the particular ‘Go Green’ match, Royal Challengers Bangalore will come out in a inexperienced jersey to tackle the desk toppers Rajasthan Royals. In the earlier match, RCB had received in opposition to Punjab Kings by 24 runs whereas RR had misplaced their second match of the event by Lucknow Super Giants.

For RCB David Willey has changed Wayne Parnell and Faf du Plessis will proceed enjoying as an affect participant within the staff. RR will play with the identical enjoying XI.

Royal Challengers Bangalore stand-in captain Virat Kohli stated on the toss, “It was pretty easy to choose, we’d have batted first. This wicket looks dry and it will get drier and might break up first. I didn’t say that to Sanju, but I’m very happy to bat first. We both get to do what we wanted. They informed me last time saying I might have to captain a couple of games, nothing I’m not used to doing. So I’m happy to step in, ready to continue from whatever Faf has been doing. The team has responded well, we are playing with a lot of energy and that showed in the last game. One change for us, Wayne Parnell is out and he will be replaced by David Willey. Faf continues to play as an impact sub.”

Rajasthan Royals Captain Sanju Samson stated on the toss, “We’ll bowl first. Looking at the conditions, our side and their side. So we’d prefer bowling. The dressing room is simple, honest and we need to respect the way we are playing. We are starting with the same XI, might add someone later on.”

(With ANI inputs)