Rather a lot occurred through the Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Lucknow Super Giants conflict within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on Monday. Virat Kohli was central to a number of altercations on the sector, be it with LSG pacer Naveen-ul-Haq or Gautam Gambhir. However, Kohli was additionally central to a heartwarming second on the sector, as he and RCB pacer Mohammed Siraj checked in on injured KL Rahul who had sustained an damage in the identical match. Kohli and Siraj’s gesture for Rahul has received the hearts of many followers.

Rahul sustained a hamstring damage whereas chasing a ball close to the boundary rope within the match towards RCB. He did not discipline after that incident within the sport and solely got here out to bat within the last moments, purely out of necessity.

After LSG misplaced the match, Kohli and Gambhir had a much-talked-about altercation on the sector that earned each of them a high-quality of one hundred pc on their match price. However, after the storm within the center, Kohli had a chat with Rahul in a compassionate method and he appeared to have enquired about his well-being.

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Virat Kohli appreciating KL Rahul after the match and ask about his damage.

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Rahul limped off the sector with the assistance of the workforce physio and a teammate, who was within the reserve. He was discovering it troublesome to stroll and lay on the bottom writhing in ache for fairly a while after what appeared like a pulled thigh muscle whereas chasing a ball racing to the boundary.

He first held his proper thigh and limped earlier than collapsing onto the bottom.

The damage occurred off the final ball of the second over when Faf du Plessis punched a Marcus Stoinis supply by way of the additional cowl area and Rahul sprinted to avoid wasting an imminent boundary. It was vice-captain Krunal Pandya, who took cost with Ayush Badoni popping out to open alongside Kyle Mayers.

The extent of each accidents is but to be ascertained as he did not come out to bat and TV cameras confirmed him sitting within the dressing room. He regarded in appreciable ache and was seen making use of some ointment to the injured space.

If it’s a quadriceps muscle tear and never a pull, his participation within the World Test Championship last, the place he’s a wicket-keeping choice, might be in jeopardy.

With PTI inputs