IPL 2022: Virat Kohli Fires Back To Form With Fifty vs Gujarat Titans, Twitter Goes Berserk

Virat Kohli finally returned to form as he scored his first half-century of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season. Coming out to open, Kohli brought up his half-century off 45 balls against Gujarat Titans at the Brabourne Stadium. Previous to this game, Kohli had recorded scores of 0,0 and 9 but the batter showed his class against the Hardik Pandya-led side. In the very first over bowled by Mohammed Shami, Kohli hit a straight drive and then a flick off the pads for back-to-back boundaries.

Since then, Kohli's confidence was there for everyone to see and in the end, he completed his half-century in 45 deliveries. After reaching the landmark, Kohli raised his bat to acknowledge the crowd. Kohli's wife Anushka Sharma, who is also in attendance for the match, was seen cheering him on when the RCB batter brought up the landmark.

Social media erupted after Kohli reached his half-century, with the likes of Wasim Jaffer, Irfan Pathan and Harbhajan Singh all praising the former India skipper.

4️⃣3️⃣rd #IPL half-century for Virat Kohli! ????That bat raise is things we absolutely love to see! ❤️#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #IPL2022 #Mission2022 #RCB #ನಮ್ಮRCB #GTvRCB pic.twitter.com/DpbWTC6SKT

Welcome back @imVkohli ???????? #GTvRCB #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/fJ44Zb1K3v

50 up for my brother @imVkohli!! Keep going, champ! #IPL2022 #RCBvsGT

King Kohli with a fifty in 45 balls, his first of IPL 2022 and 43rd overall.

First fifty for King Kohli in #IPL2022 - 50* from 45 balls including 5 fours and 1 six. The King is back. pic.twitter.com/EZsymC7FZ1

Kohli hits a six and Anushka Sharma's reaction as a proper fan girl ???????? pic.twitter.com/ZBx6eoMF7g

Kohli was eventually bowled by a Mohammed Shami yorker for 58 off 53