Virat Kohli Unhappy With Rajat Patidar? Animated Dinesh Karthik Discussion Fuels Speculations

Virat Kohli had an animated discussion with RCB coach Dinesh Karthik on the sidelines, seemingly expressing his displeasure at some of the decisions taken by skipper Rajat Patidar in the middle.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru couldn't bring down the high-flying Delhi Capitals on Thursday, incurring a 6-wicket defeat at home in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash. RCB started off well while defending a score of 163 against DC, dismissing their top three batters for just 30 runs. But KL Rahul then took charge and slammed an unbeaten 93 to take his team home, on the ground where he grew up as a budding cricketer. As Rahul began to accelerate in the latter stages of the game, RCB star Virat Kohli was spotted indulging in an animated discussion with coach Dinesh Karthik. The video has triggered speculations over Kohli being unhappy with skipper Rajat Patidar. Virat Kohli fumes at Rajat Patidar over captaincy blunders Discusses Patidar's bowling changes with Dinesh Karthik #ViratAngry #RCB #RCBvsDC #DCvsRCB #ViratKohli𓃵 #rajatpatidar #klrahul (Video: Willow TV/Cricbuzz) pic.twitter.com/SPXQm9q7RP True. He had a long discussion with DK...then he spoke with Bhuvi .. he didn't even join the group while the last strategic time out. He was not happy with something for sure.Video credit: @JioHotstar pic.twitter.com/0pAXuDWP0w

In the video, Kohli could be seen highlighting some decisions in the middle that he wasn't happy with. As the incident was played on Live TV, commentators Aakash Chopra and Virender Sehwag pointed out that whatever Virat is unhappy with, needs to be communicated to skipper Patidar as he isn't the captain of the team anymore.

Some other fans also pointed out how Kohli spoke to Karthik and even veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar about certain decisions which were taken on the field. The exact reason behind Kohli's animated chat with Karthik, however, remains unclear.

KL Rahul was the difference-maker in the game, as DC continued their unbeaten run in the 18th edition of the T20 league, reaching the target of 164 runs with 2.1 overs to spare.