Virat Kohli Picks Two GOATs Of IPL. They Are Not MS Dhoni And Rohit Sharma

20.04.2023 - 10:25 sports.ndtv.com

One of the finest batters of all time, Virat Kohli, has rubbed shoulders with and competed against some of the finest players in the world over the years in the Indian Premier League.

When it comes to the T20 league, there have been some big-name achievers in the league, including the likes of MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Dwayne Bravo, Suresh Raina, etc.

However, when Kohli was asked to pick the GOAT of the IPL, the Royal Challengers Bangalore star admitted that it was quite a difficult choice.

The question was such a tricky one that Kohli couldn't pick a single name. He went ahead with two players -- AB de Villiers and Lasith Malinga.

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Despite being part of the tournament since its inaugural season in 2008, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are one of the few teams yet to win the Indian Premier League title. Notably, RCB has played three IPL finals -- in 2009 (Deccan Chargers), 2011 (Chennai Super Kings), and 2016 (SunRisers Hyderabad) seasons -- but ended up losing on all three occasions. Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram feels that RCB would have won three IPL titles if MS Dhoni was their captain.

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Virat Kohli returned to his hometown ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Ahead of the game, Kohli caught up with his childhood coach, Rajkumar Sharma, and touched his feet. A video of the same has been doing rounds on social media. "A wholesome meet & greet. @imVkohli catches up with his childhood coach," the video was captioned by IPL on their official Twitter handle.

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Virat Kohli has a wide fan following across the world. Thanks to his many feats for the Indian cricket team and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, he is often the center of attention. Wherever he goes, he is always followed, even if that means that he is playing a cricket match. The same thing happened during an IPL 2023 game between Lucknow Super Giants and RCB in Lucknow on Monday. In the second innings of the game, with LSG chasing a 127-run target, RCB put up a brave fight. During LSG's chase, a man entered the field and touched Virat Kohli's feet, and even hugged him. The former India captain duly obliged and did not show any frustration. The match had to be stopped mid ways due to the incident.

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The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 has reached its halfway stage and the tournament has seen several top-notch performances in the matches till now. From Faf du Plessis storm at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium to Venkatesh Iyer's gritty century, there has been no dearth of excitement in the competition. While the race for the Orange Cap is getting exciting with every match, Bollywood actress Ananya Pandey believes that Royal Challengers Bangalore star Virat Kohli will end up as the highest run-scorer in IPL 2023. Pandey, who appeared on Star Sports to promote her film “Dream Girl 2” ahead of RCB-Kolkata Knight Riders game did not hesitate when asked to name her guess.