NEW DELHI: Former Indian captain Virat Kohli is one cricketer who is loved across the country.
Whether on the field or off it, fans gather in huge numbers to catch his glimpse.
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On the field, Kohli is the King. Fans may be divided across IPL teams, but when it comes to Kohli, all want runs to flow from his bat and are left amazed by his brilliance across the turf while fielding.
Though Kohli's team Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) is languishing at the bottom of the points table, the franchise's former captain is the top run scorer in this edition of the IPL and has the Orange Cap.
In the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Thursday, Kohli top scored for RCB with a 43-ball 51, hitting a six and 4 fours and his team went on to win the match by 35 runs.
On Friday, the official X handle of the Indian Premier League shared a heart-warming video of Kohli's contribution in the match.
The video shows Kohli doing batting practice drills before the match with fans (including those of SRH), chanting "Kohli! Kohli!".
The video also shows some shots of his knock and his electric fielding. As his team heads to victory, Kohli is shown laughing and chatting with teammates, clearly enjoying his time on the field.
The video ends with Kohli acknowledging the cheers from the crowd with a raised right hand.
RCB play their next match against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
1/10:IPL 2024: Spinners help RCB defeat SRH
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2/10:Karn Sharma
<p>Indian spinners Karn Sharma and Swapnil Singh took four key wickets to help IPL's lowest-ranked Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 35 runs in Hyderabad on Thursday. </p>AFP
3/10:Faf du Plessis
<p>Faf du Plessis-led RCB won the toss and scored a par 206-7 against SRH who could only score 171-8 as RCB registered only their second win in nine games. </p>AFP
4/10:RCB openers
<p>Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli hit a slow 43-ball 51 and stitched a 48-run opening partnership with Plessis, who fell after hitting 12-ball 25. </p>AFP
5/10:Rajat Patidar
<p>Will Jacks (6) fell early before Rajat Patidar's explosive 20-ball 50 propelled RCB to 130 in the 13th over, when the rookie batter fell to Jaydev Unadkat. </p>AFP
6/10:Virat Kohli
<p>Kohli fell in the 15th over leaving RCB reeling at 140-4 as their innings lost momentum and wickets of Mahipal Lomror (7) and Dinesh Karthik (11) by the 19th over. </p>IANS
7/10:Cameron Green
<p>Cameron Green hit an unbeaten 20-ball 37 to provide a final flourish as Unadkat (3-30) and T Natarajan (2-39) finished with five wickets between them. </p>AFP
8/10:Travis Head
<p>SRH explosive opener Travis Head (1) fell in the first over of the chase to Jacks and Abhishek Sharma hit 13-ball 31 before he fell in the fourth over. </p>AFP
9/10:Swapnil Singh
<p>RCB's Karn Sharma and Swapnil Singh took three key middle-order wickets to leave SRH at 5-69 in the eighth over of the chase. </p>AP
