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Watch: Virat Kohli Imitates Rashid Khan's Trademark 'Snake' Shot, Jokes "Ye Bhaisaab Alag Hi Khelte Hain"

Rashid Khan and Virat Kohli are known to be good friends off the field, with the duo acknowledging each other plenty of times on social media. Ahead of Gujarat Titans' (GT) Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 match vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Thursday, the Afghan spinner took to Instagram to share a hilarious interaction with Kohli, where the former RCB skipper could be seen imitating Rashid's famous 'snake' shot during a practice session. The 23-year-old also captioned the video as, "Even Virat Kohli bhai knows about my (snake emoji) ya (gun emoji) shot".

IPL 2022, RCB vs GT Live Updates: Shubman Gill Departs, Wriddhiman Saha Going Strong vs RCB

IPL 2022 Live Score Updates Between Royal Challengers vs Gujarat Titans: GT openers Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill provided a good start but the latter soon fell to an epic catch by Glenn Maxwell. GT skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bat against Faf du Plessis-led RCB. RCB will have playoffs qualification in their mind when they take on league leaders Gujarat Titans in a crucial IPL 2022 fixture from Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. RCB are currently fifth in the Points Table with seven wins from 13 games while GT are placed at the top with 10 wins from 13 matches. A win for RCB would go a long way in putting them in a good position to finish in the top four in the group stage this season. (LIVE SCORECARD)

"Not Finding Any Self-Worth Or Value...": Virat Kohli Opens Up On Dip In Form

Virat Kohli is not in his best form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. In 13 matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), the former captain has scored 236 runs at an average of 19.67. This is Kohli's lowest average in an edition of the franchise cricket league since 2009. In the inaugural 2008 IPL, Kohli had averaged 15. After that season, the former India captain averaged over 22 in each of the seasons till 2021. Kohli has scored only one half-century this season and his strike-rate is 113.46.

IPL 2022: Virat Kohli believes he is going through 'phase of evolution'

Royal Challengers Bangalore's star batter Virat Kohli has not had the best of IPL seasons. However, that has not deterred his spirit. The former RCB captain opens up on his current form and how he maintains a positive frame of mind.

IPL 2022: A brand new champion this year? Yes, that's very possible

Rajasthan Royals, Deccan Chargers, Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad) who have won the title. Since SRH won the title in 2016, as many as five titles have been shared between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings from 2017 to 2021. This season though, both Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings have already been eliminated from the playoffs race.

IPL 2022, Royal Challengers Bangalore Predicted XI vs Gujarat Titans: RCB Could Bring Back Anuj Rawat In Place Of Mahipal Lomror

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face Gujarat Titans (GT) in Match 67 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. This will be RCB's last game of the competition and they will look to end the league stage with a win under their belt. In order to achieve a balance in their batting department, skipper Faf du Plessis could be tempted to bring in the services of Anuj Rawat in place of struggling Mahipal Lomror in their playing XI.

IPL 2022, Gujarat Titans Predicted XI vs Royal Challengers Bangalore: Will Lockie Ferguson Make A Comeback?

Gujarat Titans will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in a crucial fixture in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. With qualification already under their belt, skipper Hardik Pandya could give Lockie Ferguson a look-in in place of West Indian pacer Alzarri Joseph. Lockie could trouble the likes of Virat Kohli and others and pick up some early wickets with his raw pace.

IPL 2022, RCB vs GT: Royal Challengers Bangalore face must-win situation against Gujarat Titans in final league game

Three heavy losses to Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans, which saw their net run rate plummet, cost them dear. Losing the penultimate league encounter by 54 runs to Punjab Kings made things worse for the Faf du Plessis-led side. This has left RCB with a must-win final league contest against table-toppers Gujarat Titans in Mumbai on Thursday. To keep the playoffs door ajar, a win alone will not suffice. RCB will hope to ride on their good luck and misfortune of other teams.

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Watch: Virat Kohli Imitates Rashid Khan's Trademark 'Snake' Shot, Jokes "Ye Bhaisaab Alag Hi Khelte Hain"

IPL 2022, RCB vs GT Live Updates: Shubman Gill Departs, Wriddhiman Saha Going Strong vs RCB

"Not Finding Any Self-Worth Or Value...": Virat Kohli Opens Up On Dip In Form

IPL 2022: Virat Kohli believes he is going through 'phase of evolution'

IPL 2022: A brand new champion this year? Yes, that's very possible

IPL 2022, Royal Challengers Bangalore Predicted XI vs Gujarat Titans: RCB Could Bring Back Anuj Rawat In Place Of Mahipal Lomror

IPL 2022, Gujarat Titans Predicted XI vs Royal Challengers Bangalore: Will Lockie Ferguson Make A Comeback?

IPL 2022, RCB vs GT: Royal Challengers Bangalore face must-win situation against Gujarat Titans in final league game