A young fan of Royal Challengers Bengaluru talismanic batter Virat Kohli breached the security and invaded the pitch during the IPL 2024 clash against Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansigh Stadium in Jaipur on Saturday, April 6.
The incident took place when the match was about to wrap up by Rajasthan Royals who were chasing the target 184-run target set by Royal Challengers Bengaluru. During the closing stages of the match, a young fan, who was seen wearing an RCB jersey, entered the pitch to hug Virat Kohli.
The security was immediately rushed to the ground to take the pitch invader off the field in order to avoid further interruption of the match. The video of the same went viral on social media.
Another video recently went viral on social media, where Virat Kohli was seen asking security officials to be gentle with the pitch invader, ensuring that the fan wasn't harmed or mistreated in any way.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru lost the match by six wickets. After posting a total of 183/3, thanks to brilliant unbeaten knock of 113 runs off 72 balls by Virat Kohli, the visitors failed to defend it as Rajasthan Royals chased down the 184-run target with five balls to spare in the final over.
RCB bowlers couldn't handle the onslaughts by Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson. Buttler played a scintillating unbeaten innings of 100 off 58 balls while skipper Sanju scored 69 off 42 balls.
Virat Kohli leads the run-scorer chart in IPL 2024
Virat Kohli is currently the leading run-scorer in the ongoing IPL 2024, amassing 316 runs, including a century and two fifties, at an astounding average of 105.33 in five matches so far.
In the opening match against Chennai Super Kings, Kohli had poor returns as he scored just 21 off 20 balls in Royal Challengers Bengaluru's six-wicket at Chepauk. However, the 35-year-old silenced the critics by playing a match-winning knock of 77 off 49 balls to help RCB chase down 177-run target against Punjab Kings
Virat Kohli continued his good form as he scored an unbeaten 83 runs off 59 balls to help RCB post a respectable of 183/6 on the board. However, his effort went in vain as Kolkata Knight Riders chase down the target of 184 with 19 balls to spare, thanks to onslaughts by Sunil Narine (47), Venkatesh Iyer (50) and Shreyas Iyer (39*).
In the match against Lucknow Super Giants, Kohli failed to deliver to his best as he scored just 22 runs in RCB's 28-run defeat after being bundled out for 153.
Virat Kohli will return to action when Royal Challengers Bengaluru take on Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday, April 11.
