IPL 2022: Second golden duck, but 'Virat Kohli doing everything under his control'

Virat Kohli is doing "everything that is under his control" but there comes a phase in a player's life when even the first edge is being taken by fielders, said Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) head coach Sanjay Bangar in former India captain's defence after his second 'golden duck' in the ongoing Indian Premier League season. On Saturday, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) beat Bangalore by nine wickets after dismantling the star-studded batting line-up for a mere 68 runs. Kohli, who hasn't scored a hundred in any format for more than three years now, has got out to first-ball ducks in successive games with a familiar pattern of dismissals outside the off-stump.

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Invited to bat by Kane Williamson, the RCB wheels came off in the second over bowled by South Africa's young pacer Marco Jansen (3/25). The 21-year-old struck off the second ball when Du Plessis was beaten, losing his off stump to the fullish delivery. Virat Kohli's woeful form continued. For the

"He (Kohli) is somebody who has consistently performed for RCB. Players go through these kind of rough patches. He started the season really well, nearly hit the winning runs in Pune but then you have an odd run-out or the first edge that finds his bat lands in fielder's hands," Bangar, a long time India batting coach, said. Bangar side-stepped the issue of Kohli needing a long break because former national team head coach Ravi Shastri feels that he is "over-cooked". "He is certainly doing everything that is in his control. He is doing his fitness and skills and taking good breaks and not letting the pressure get to him. He has been taking breaks at regular intervals and will continue to