Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Virat Kohli graciously appreciated the Hyderabad crowd's support for him during the IPL 2024 clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Thursday, April 25.
Virat Kohli made his presence felt with his batting and bowling as the Hyderabad crowd got glimpses of the RCB batting legend on the field. The 35-year-old played a decent knock of 50 off 43 balls to help RCB post a solid total of 206/7 in 20 overs. And, throughout the second innings, Kohli was standing near the boundary line.
In a video that went viral on social media, Kohli was seen walking towards the boundary line and he thanked the crowd who was chanting his name during the match.
Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bengaluru finally ended their six-match losing streak with a 35-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad. RCB bowlers did their job for the team as they restricted the visitors to 171/8 in 20 overs. Karn Sharma, Swapnil Singh and Cameron Green picked two wickets while Will Jacks and Yash Dayal scalped a wicket each.
Virat Kohli completes 400 runs in IPL 2024
During his 51-run knock, Virat Kohli completed the 400 runs in the ongoing IPL season. For the 10th time, the legendary batter has amassed 400 runs in the edition of the cash-rich T20 league.
Kohli is currently the leading race for Orange Cap, with 430 runs, including a century and three fifties, at an average of 61.43 and a strike rate of 145.76 in 9 matches played so far. His best performance came against Rajasthan Royals, where he played a brilliant knock of 113 off 72 balls.
Virat Kohli was the second-highest run-getter for RCB in the last IPL season, amassing 639 runs, including two centuries and six fifties, at an average of 53.25 in 14 matches.
The talismanic batter will look to continue his good form and pile up more runs in the ongoing IPL season to end up being Orange Cap winner.
