IPL 2023 - "Never Happened Something Like That...": Virat Kohli Awe-struck By Rinku Singh's 5 Sixes

16.04.2023 - 04:41 sports.ndtv.com

While veteran stars like Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni have proved their class in the Indian Premier League 2023, youngsters too have shared some of the spotlight.

Guys like Suyash Sharma, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Abishek Porel have made a name for themselves. However, what Kolkata Knight Riders' Rinku Singh achieved, stunned everybody.

He five sixes while KKR were chasing a huge total against Gujarat Titans to take his team to an unbelievable win. Ahead of RCB's game against Delhi's Capitals on Saturday, India and ex CSK star Robin Uthappa asked Kohli on Jio Cinema about the performance of youngsters.

Kohli while lauding the young guns, mentioned Rinku's name. "What the youngsters are doing today is amazing to see. Look at this IPL, I couldn't even think of doing stuff what these young guys are doing.

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Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir, two very big names in Indian cricket, have been grabbing the headlines since the IPL 2023 game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants on Monday. LSG mentor Gambhir and RCB mainstay Kohli were involved in a heated exchange after the game on Monday. After a charged-up game, where Kohli could be seen celebrating every LSG wicket animatedly and even had an altercation with LSG's Naveen-ul-Haq, visuals showed some ugly scenes on the field as Gambhir and the former India captain were involved in a heated exchange. The videos of the incident have been widely shared on social media.

"Am Ashamed..." Harbhajan Singh Recalls Slapping Incident With Sreesanth While Commenting On Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir Spat

Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh on Tuesday said that he was ashamed of slapping Sreesanth on the pitch during the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008, an incident that took the entire season by storm. The 'Turbanator' in a tweet recalled that specific incident after witnessing a verbal spat between the Lucknow Super Giants bowler Naveen-ul-Haq and Royal Challengers Bangalore star batter Virat Kohli. LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir became the central figure as he was seen having an animated conversation with Virat after the match. While talking about that incident Harbhajan said that Virat is a legend and he should not get involved in such situations.

In the first doubleheader on Saturday in IPL 2023, Kolkata Knight Riders face Gujarat Titans while Delhi Capitals will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in the evening encounter. Rinku Singh's heist in the final over against Yash Dayal will be on the minds of captain Hardik Pandya as GT face off with KKR at Eden Gardens in the reverse fixture. Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar is mighty impressed with the way Hardik has led Gujarat Titans. The India all-rounder has led by example and helped GT return to the winning track despite the team losing some close encounters, which tend to dent the morale of the teammates.

IPL 2023: RCB's Green Jersey Unlucky For Virat Kohli? Duck Against Rajasthan Royals Reveals Shocking IPL Stat

Former Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli's green jersey nightmare continued as he walked back to the pavilion without opening his account against Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on Sunday. It was Kohli's second consecutive golden duck of the IPL in a 'green jersey'. In 2022, Kohli was dismissed in 'green jersey' on the first ball by Jagadeesha Suchith in an IPL match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. On Sunday too, the RCB batter was dismissed on the very first ball of the match by Trent Boult against Rajasthan Royals during an IPL match at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Karnataka's Bengaluru.

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Virat Kohli returned as Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper for the match against Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) last time around, with full-time skipper Faf du Plessis deciding to become an 'Impact Player' due to a small injury problem. As the Bengaluru franchise takes on Rajasthan Royals in the first match of the double-header on Sunday, it would be interesting to see if a similar approach is opted for by RCB. Du Plessis and Kohli did the bulk of the scoring with the bat against PBKS but the franchise needs other batters to step up to, especially aginst an in-form side like the Royals.

IPL 2023: Historic First! Rohit Sharma Beats Virat Kohli And MS Dhoni To Impressive Milestone

India and Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma touched the mark of 250 sixes in Indian Premier League (IPL) history, becoming the first-ever Indian to do so. The 'Hitman' as he is known to millions, accomplished this feat against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in his side's home arena of Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. In the match, Rohit played a knock of 44 runs in 27 balls. His knock consisted of four boundaries and three sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of over 162. He was caught and bowled by Liam Livingstone during the run-chase of 215.