Virat Kohli's Gesture For MS Dhoni After CSK's Loss Against RCB In IPL 2025 Breaks Internet

Josh Hazlewood struck a couple of early blows after Rajat Patidar scored his first half-century as captain to help Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeat Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium after a gap of 17 years in Match 8 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Friday. RCB had defeated CSK at home in the inaugural edition in 2008 and since then suffered defeat every time they played the CSK den. On Friday, they came up with a fine all-round performance to beat CSK by 50 runs, handing the five-time champions their biggest defeat ever at Chepauk. At the end of the match, Virat Kohli hugged MS Dhoni and the moment has gone viral on social media.

MOMENTS OF THE DAY.

- The hug moments of Virat Kohli & MS Dhoni after the match. pic.twitter.com/TtsjDDYILR

Patidar (51) capitalized on a couple of dropped chances when he was batting at 17 to hit some brilliant shots as he reached his half-century off 30 balls. He was out soon after and just when it looked like RCB would fall well short of the 200-run mark, Tim David hammered a hat-trick of sixes in the final over to pull them close to what looks like a par-score.

Virat Kohli hugging MS Dhoni.

- A beautiful frame from the match.#ViratKohli