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From Virat Kohli To Rinku Singh, Best XI Of League Stage Of IPL 2023

The 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) saw its league campaign coming to an end, with Mumbai Indians becoming the last team to qualify. MI have to thank Gujarat Titans for lending a helping hand, with a victory for the defending champions against Royal Challengers Bangalore providing MI the required push. Over the course of the campaign, a number of players stepped up and grabbed the opportunitities given to them with both hands. Before the IPL 2023 playoffs start, we take a look at the Best XI of the league campaign.

Virat Kohli Continues Breaking Records In T20 Cricket, Slams 8th Century

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter Virat Kohli surpassed Luke Wright to become the batter with joint-third-highest centuries in T20 cricket. Virat accomplished this feat against Gujarat Titans (GT) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match. In the match, Virat scored 101* in just 61 balls. His knock consisted of 13 fours and a six. In 14 matches of IPL 2023, he has scored 639 runs at an average of 53.25 and a strike rate above 139. He has scored two centuries and six fifties this season, with best score of 101*. He is the third-highest run-scorer in the league so far.

"Didn't Deserve To Be In" IPL 2023 Playoffs: RCB Captain Faf du Plessis' Admission

Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis made a critical assessment of his side's performance in the IPL this season, saying it "wasn't one of the best teams in the competition" and "didn't deserve to be in semifinal". RCB's campaign in the IPL ended prematurely yet again with Shubman Gill's blazing century helping Gujarat Titans to a six-wicket victory in Bengaluru on Sunday. RCB have never won an IPL trophy and it would have rankled Faf all the more as, despite leading the run-getters' chart, his efforts went in vain.

"Last Year Dinesh Karthik Had...": Faf du Plessis Puts RCB's Middle-order In Line Of Fire

Following the loss to Gujarat Titans (GT), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Faf Du Plessis said that lack of runs from the middle order, wickets in middle overs, inability to finish the games well and the lack of good hitters down the order contributed to team's league stage exit. Shubman Gill's century outshined Virat Kohli's classic knock of 101 runs to help GT beat RCB by 6 wickets in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match here at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday.

IPL 2023: Record Alert! Virat Kohli Surpasses Chris Gayle To Achieve Mammoth Feat

Virat Kohli was the lone ranger as his second successive century powered Royal Challengers Bangalore to a challenging 197 for five in their must-win final IPL league game against Gujarat Titans here on Sunday. With the rain gods threatening to spoil RCB's play-off plans during the day, the match that started half an hour late saw Kohli (101 not out off 61 balls) bring back his 2016 avatar. He held all the aces during his knock that had 13 fours and a six. His innings was priceless in the context that none of the other RCB batters could even reach 30 and just like the good old days, 'King Kohli' set the narrative by playing with line, length and minds of the bowlers.

"My Role In RCB Is Two-Fold": RCB Skipper Faf Du Plessis Ahead Of GT Clash

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Faf Du Plessis has said that his role in the side is two-fold, sharing his experiences as a senior batter with youngsters and being a father figure to the side, especially its young players, as a captain. With 702 runs and eight half-centuries in 13 matches, RCB skipper Faf du Plessis is leading the side by example and is at the top of the batting charts. The aggressive approach of the captain has set the tone for the young RCB side which is knocking on the doors of playoffs.

Proteas will be 'missing a trick' if they don't take Faf to the World Cup, says RCB teammate

Faf du Plessis's excellent form in this year's Indian Premier League for Royal Challengers Bangalore has led to calls for his return to the national line-up at this year's cricket World Cup in India.

"They Went On Backfoot": How Virat Kohli Sent SRH Bowlers 'The Signal'

Into the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, with Royal Challengers Bangalore needing nothing less than a win to stay afloat in the competition, Virat Kohli produced a cricketing spectacle, scoring his 6th century in the Indian Premier League to lead the team's charge with the bat. In a candid conversation with skipper Faf du Plessis, however, Kohli admitted that he didn't think this would be the day where he would go on to bag the triple-digit score. Virat pointed out one specific moment in the match that made him realise that he can go on and do some serious damage.

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From Virat Kohli To Rinku Singh, Best XI Of League Stage Of IPL 2023

Virat Kohli Continues Breaking Records In T20 Cricket, Slams 8th Century

"Didn't Deserve To Be In" IPL 2023 Playoffs: RCB Captain Faf du Plessis' Admission

"Last Year Dinesh Karthik Had...": Faf du Plessis Puts RCB's Middle-order In Line Of Fire

IPL 2023: Record Alert! Virat Kohli Surpasses Chris Gayle To Achieve Mammoth Feat

"My Role In RCB Is Two-Fold": RCB Skipper Faf Du Plessis Ahead Of GT Clash

Proteas will be 'missing a trick' if they don't take Faf to the World Cup, says RCB teammate

"They Went On Backfoot": How Virat Kohli Sent SRH Bowlers 'The Signal'