Watch: "It's The Tattoos" - Virat Kohli's Hilarious Take On Partnership With Faf du Plessis

19.05.2023 - 06:05 sports.ndtv.com

Royal Challengers Bangalore opener Virat Kohli on Thursday said that his partnership with his opening partner Faf du Plessis at the crease is "very similar" to how it was with his former partner and legend AB de Villiers.

Virat played a blistering knock of 100 off 63 balls, helping his team win the match by eight wickets in the Indian Premier League against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday.

Virat won the "Player of the Match" award for his remarkable century in the crucial match. When asked about his partnership with Faf for 172, he said that he feels very similar to batting with Faf as he used to feel with AB de Villiers.

What is the secret of the highly successful Virat-Faf pair?We will let King Kohli spill the beans #TATAIPL | #SRHvRCB | @RCBTweets | @imVkohli | @faf1307 pic.twitter.com/BEKGcALbZK "When I can make an impact in an important game, it gives me confidence, it gives the team confidence.

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