IPL 2022: Virat Kohli flops again, former RCB bowler plays part in his dismissal vs RR
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RR vs RCB, IPL 2022: Virat Kohli was run out cheaply against Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday. Kohli, the most successful batsman in the Indian Premier League, has so far returned scores of 41, 12 and 4.
Virat Kohli flopped again as he was run out for 5 off 6 balls in Royal Challengers Bangalore's chase of 170 against Rajasthan Royals in their third match of IPL 2022. Yuzvendra Chahal, who was snubbed by RCB in the auction despite a promise to rope him back in, played his part in Kohli's fall at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Virat Kohli, the all-time leading run-scorer in the Indian Premier League, continued his ordinary run this season. He had got off to a good start with the bat in RCB's first match against Punjab Kings but, had now failed in two matches against Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals.
On Tuesday, RCB who had bounced back from their defeat against PBKS to defeat KKR, were chasing a middling total at the Wankhede where Kohli had played a significant role in India's World Cup triumph 11 years ago.
Faf du Plessis, the new RCB captain and Anuj Rawat had given the team a good start to the chase. But two former RCB bowlers , Yuzvendra Chahal and Navdeep Saini derailed the innings with quick wickets.
And then it happened in Chahal's second over.
David Willey flicked a length ball from Chahal towards square leg and Kohli stormed down the pitch before being sent back by the striker. Sanju Samson was quick to react from behind the wickets and nearly lost his balance as he threw it back to Chahal who was quick to whip off the bails. TV replays showed Kohli's bat was on the crease when the bails came off.
Virat Kohli, who set an IPL record in 2016 with 973 runs has been a shadow of himself in recent years. He has not scored an international hundred since November 2019 and has not exactly set the IPL on fire. In 2021, he managed to score only 404 runs at an average of 28.92 and a strike-rate of 119.46.
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