The ‘comeback man’ Virat Kohli gave a positive instance of his credentials within the shortest format of the sport, scoring a 77-run knock towards Punjab Kings within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match on Monday. Kohli wasn’t simply prolific with the bat but additionally entertained everybody together with his on-field antics. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) man was concerned in a cheeky banter with Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain Shikhar Dhawan. Kohli’s feedback have been caught on the stump mic whereas he was batting for the Bengaluru franchise.

“Senti kyun ho raha hai, kya ho gaya (why are you getting sentimental, what happened?”, Virat may very well be heard saying by the stump mic. The feedback appeared to have been directed in the direction of Dhawan who was fielding within the covers area.

It all occurred throughout an over from PBKS spinner Harpreet Brar. It is not but identified what the context of Virat’s remark was. Here’s the video:

VIRAT KOHLI “Senti kyu horra kya hogya” to harpreet brar #RCBvsPBKS #ViratKohli @bholination @mufaddal_vohra pic.twitter.com/l8rU6c8ftA

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After the match, Shikhar Dhawan admitted that it was Virat Kohli’s dropped catch that value his workforce the match.

“It was a good game, we brought the game back, and again we lost it. We scored 10-15 runs less, in the first six overs I played a bit slow. Those 10-15 runs cost us and the dropped catch as well. I am happy with my runs but I thought I could have played a bit more fast in the first six overs, that’s the only thing I felt. We lost wickets as well, we lost two wickets continuously and that put pressure on us.”

In the second innings, on the second ball of the primary over, England star Jonny Bairstow dropped Kohli’s catch whereas the previous RCB skipper hadn’t opened his account. The RCB famous person then went on to attain 77 runs in simply 49 deliveries, with the assistance of 11 fours and two maximums.

“Virat scored 70-odd runs and we dropped a catch of the class player, we paid the price. If we had taken that catch, the momentum would have come from the second ball. But we lost the momentum over there and then we paid the price for that,” he added.