Virat Kohli got out on a golden duck against Rajasthan Royals (Sportzpics)
This was the second time in a row that Virat Kohli got out on the very first ball wearing the green RCB jersey.
It seems like Virat Kohli And the green Royal Challengers Bangalore jersey is not a perfect match as the 34-year-old registered a golden duck against Rajasthan Royals at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday. This was the second time in a row that Kohli got out on the very first ball wearing the green RCB jersey. Whereas last season there was a match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
On Sunday, pacer Trent Boult started proceedings with the new ball for Rajasthan Royals and he pitched it to Kohli, who missed it completely and fell in front of the wicket.
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While last season it was Jagdish Suchit who got the better of RCB’s star batsman who had a stellar last season. He was caught by former SRH captain Kane Williamson.
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The Green Game was conceived in 2011 and since then RCB has dedicated one of its home matches to the ‘Go Green’ initiative to spread awareness and the need for a clean and green environment.
Meanwhile, Kohli’s wicket on Sunday was Trent Boult’s 100th in the Indian Premier League as he continued his fine form with the ball this season.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) won the toss and elected to field first against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their IPL 2023 match at the MA Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Sunday.
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While RR stuck to the same playing XI, RCB made one change as David Willey came in for Wayne Parnell.
On the other hand, RCB’s stand-in skipper Kohli said that regular skipper Faf du Plessis will continue to play as an impact substitute.
“It was very easy to choose, we would have batted first. This wicket looks dry and it will dry up and break first. I didn’t say that to Sanju, but I am very happy to bat first. We both need to do that. gets what we wanted,” Kohli said.
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On captaining the team, Virat said: “They informed me last time that I might have to captain a few matches, that’s nothing I’m not used to. So whatever Faf is doing, take it forward I am happy to add. The team has responded well, we are playing with a lot of energy and it showed in the last game. Faf continues to play as an impact sub.”
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