Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batting coach Dinesh Karthik poked enjoyable at star batter Virat Kohli over his pre-match dance with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) co-owner and Bollywood famous person Shah Rukh Khan. Through the opening ceremony of IPL 2025, Kohli was seen dancing with Shah Rukh Khan forward of the opening match of the match between RCB and KKR. Kohli helped RCB chase down 175 as he was unbeaten on 59 off simply 36 balls. He had began off by putting over 200 within the Powerplay, earlier than anchoring RCB’s innings following the departure of Phil Salt.
After the match, Karthik gave a motivational speech inside RCB’s dressing room, the place he additionally touched upon Kohli’s hilarious pre-match dance with Shah Rukh.
Whereas additionally revealing his chat with head coach Andy Flower, Karthik teased Kohli over his footwork and dance strikes.
“There was one man who began off with a pleasant dance immediately. Andy mentioned his footwork was good due to the dance. I do not crack such jokes!”
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Karthik, nonetheless, hailed Kohli, who as soon as once more lived as much as his chase monicker tag.
“I did suppose, being the chase-master – the tag you bought – most significantly, it is a lesson to a number of the batters (on) the way you undergo the ebs and movement of the sport. You took it laborious at the beginning… then you definately realised there was a state of affairs the place you want to be there. That is what we anticipate from the batters,” he added.
Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden praised the right-hander’s “chasing masterclass,” calling his current type a dynamic “Kohli 2.0” on the sector.
“This was the right whole for Virat Kohli to chase down. If you end up in a par or barely above-par situation on such a floor, that is the place he thrives. It is essential that Phil Salt, as his associate, helps elevate the strike price and scoring price. Kohli has picked up precisely the place he left off with Kolkata Knight Riders, however tonight and over the previous two seasons, we have seen ‘Virat Kohli 2.0.’
Hayden additionally analysed Kohli’s method within the chase and mentioned the 175 was the right whole for the previous skipper to chase down.
“Particularly within the center overs, he was actually damaging. He finds it fairly simple in opposition to tempo within the powerplay, however immediately, by the center overs, he maintained a strike price above 170-exactly what was wanted,” mentioned Hayden on JioHotstar.
(With IANS Inputs)
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