"Found Ray Of Sunlight In May": Virat Kohli's Honest Take On RCB's 5-Game Winning Run

17.05.2024 - 09:57 sports.ndtv.com

Royal Challengers Bengaluru stalwart batter Virat Kohli opened up about the franchise's struggle and their return to form in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 fans.

RCB's season went off the tracks in April as they ended up suffering five defeats out of the seven games. They spent the majority of the month at the bottom of the table but rose from the ashes winning five games on the trot.

Kohli talked about his mentality during April when the team was tottering for two points in the majority of their matches. "The month of May has been very good.

In April, I thought we were going into a very dark place. We found a ray of sunlight in May. We are glad that we made the fans happy again," Kohli said in a conversation with Mr Nags.

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