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Everyone Knows about Virat Kohli because of his game in the world favorite sport cricket. Kohli has become one of the legends in the cricket world at a very young age as his captaincy and playing techniques has made people crazy about him. Indian Premier League is a world-class T20 league, which has millions of friends around the globe. Virat Kohli has been the captain and the best batsman in Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in IPL since its inaugural season in 2008.
RCB never won any title in IPL in 15 editions but they have many records under their name, including individual and team ones. Virat Kohli also faced some of the best and toughest knockouts throughout the years. In this article, you will get to know about some of the best knockouts faced or produced by Virat Kohli in the top-notch T20 cricket league, the
Indian Premier League.
Royal Challengers Bangalore has played several innings and won but there is one that has made its name in this list because of the close encounter between the top batsman and captain of RCB, Virat Kohli and the best bowler of DD, Arun Jaitely in 2013.
In this fabulous match Virat just narrowly missed out his century by one run. Batsmen like David Warner didn't even manage to put up a fight against DD's bowlers therefore, Kohli came forward and took 99 runs in just 58 balls. Before making his first three figure mark in the game he got runout but still he managed to take his team to the winning and defeated Delhi Daredevils by 183 runs with 4 wickets.
In the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League, there was a moment that made 2016 a memorable edition for Virat Kohli and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Till now, Kohli had already made four centuries under his name and was considered one of the best captains in the IPL. This match was held at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. Virat had made his century in just 63 balls while his opening partner batsman (Shane Watson) lost his wicket in just 6 runs. Kohli stood up for his entire team but all his efforts went in vain as Gujarat Lions won the match by 6 wickets.
The 2016 edition of the Indian Premier League has seen many knockouts with RCB and its main lead, Virat Kohli. Another knockout was seen by RCB against RPS at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium. This was Kohli™s second century in a single season of a
T20 cricket league in front of his home crowd. In the opening inning KL Rahul partnered with one and only Virat Kohli in which Virat showed his techniques and scored 108 runs in just 58 balls with a strike rate of 186.21 which defeated RPS with 7 wickets in hand and won the match.
IPL™s ninth edition has seen drastic centuries by Virat Kohli in 4 different matches; one of those matches was with Kings XI Punjab. Match was shortened to 15 overs because of the rain that time, and Kohli had a hand injury but still he was able to secure 113 runs off 50 balls with his universe boss Chris Gayle. This score made them win by 82 runs against the opposition.
In 2019, RCB played against KKR on their home ground. This game had faced one of the best knocks till that day by the king, Virat Kohli. He has scored his 5th century in this Indian Premier League. Against the renowned bowlers Narine, Russell, and Kuldeep, Virat scored 100 off 58 balls with a strike rate of 172.41. The team won by a narrow margin of 10 runs.
The IPL has faced many records and knockouts since its inaugural season as it contains the best players from around the world. Virat Kohli is one of those gems, who have secured so many records and victories with his leadership for his team. He is the only cricket player that has millions of fans from around the world. He is the most expensive and richest player in the whole
T20 cricket series till now.
