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Watch: Virat Kohli's Gesture For Suraykumar Yadav Is Why Cricket Is Called 'Gentleman's Game'

Virat Kohli has been at the center of a few avoidable incidents in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, with his fights with Naveen-ul-Haq and Gautam Gambhir triggering multiple storms on social media. However, the Royal Challengers Bangalore stalwart's gesture acknowledging Suryakumar Yadav's brilliance on Tuesday is worthy of applause. Yadav hammered 83 off 35 balls as Mumbai Indians thrashed Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets on Tuesday, taking the team to jump from eighth to third in the IPL table. Kohli, just like millions of other cricket fans, was in awe of Surya's knock.

"We Didn't Capitalise In...": Faf du Plessis Explains Where RCB Lost To MI

After losing against Mumbai Indian (MI) by six wickets, Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis seemed disappointed with the batting performance in the last five overs. The blistering knock from Suryakumar Yadav provided MI a comfortable win against RCB at the Wankhede Stadium. In the post-match presentation, Faf said, "I think we were at least 20 runs short, in the context of the wicket. They are a strong chasing team and they bat deep. We didn't capitalise in the last five overs, disappointed due to the lack of runs in those five overs."

On India Refusing To Tour Pakistan For Asia Cup, Sarfaraz Ahmed's Suggestion

A debate over the Asia Cup 2023 that was set to be hosted by Pakistan has become a hot topic. The controversy started with the Indian team refusing to travel to the Asian nation amid the deteriorating relationship between the two countries. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was forced to propose an alternative after the BCCI expressed its disapproval to send the Indian team to the neighbouring nation for the continental cricket event. Reacting to India's stance, former Pakistan skipper and wicketkeeper-batter Sarfaraz Ahmed has said that the Rohit Sharma-led side should come to the nation for the Asia Cup.

How MS Dhoni Made CSK A Powerhouse In 2023, Ravi Shastri Brilliantly Explains

MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings are sitting pretty in the IPL 2023 points table at the second spot with 13 points in 11 games. While they have lost two out of their last four games while one was washed out, Dhoni's team are still a notch above the rest with most teams on 10 points having played the same number or one less game than CSK. The buzz has been going around that this might be the 41-year-old Dhoni's last IPL, though he is yet to officially confirm the same.

"Can't Shut Him Down": Faf du Plessis' Ultimate Praise For Suryakumar Yadav After Whirlwind Knock

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma feels most teams, including his own, are taking risks in the ongoing IPL and it is paying them rich dividends. Chasing a stiff 200-run target set by Royal Challengers Bangalore, MI on Tuesday romped home in 16.3 overs. "We restricted them to less than 200. Was a great effort, It could have been 220 or more. I have no idea what a safe score is. The last four games we have seen excess of 200 has been scored. Most of the teams are taking risks and it is coming off.

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Watch: Virat Kohli's Gesture For Suraykumar Yadav Is Why Cricket Is Called 'Gentleman's Game'

"We Didn't Capitalise In...": Faf du Plessis Explains Where RCB Lost To MI

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