New Delhi: Virat Kohli found himself at the center of criticism, during a silver Patidar after an unfortunate run-out Delhi capitals (DC) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) match IPL 2025,
The incident took place in fourth place of RCB’s innings when Kohli extended Mukesh Kumar’s delivery towards mid-wicket. The Patidar, eager to steal a quick single, immediately responded, but was sent back very late by Kohli.
Fielding in mid-wicket, Karun Nair showed a spectacular presence of the mind.
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They gathered the ball cleanly and threw a straight on the stumps, holding the Patidar at least despite his desperate dive.
Patidar had to walk back for 6 runs off 6 balls, and fans were in a hurry to convict Kohli for confusion. The social media platform was filled with memes and angry reactions, which was cashing on Kohli for expensive mix-ups.
At that time, RCB’s score was about to worry about 26/3 after 4 overs, Kohli batted for 8 runs off 10 balls. This put more pressure in the innings of RCB, which was already staggering.
After the run-out, Kohli faced online criticism, blaming him for unfortunate dismissal by fans.
Earlier in the match, RCB performed well with the ball. After choosing to win and bowling the toss, they managed to ban Delhi’s capitals up to 162/8. Josh Hazelwood led the accusations with his tight lines, while spinners Suyash Sharma and Krunal Pandya slowed down the scoring rate during the mid -over.
KL Rahul was a top scorer with 41 patients off 39 balls for DC, but it was the late fireworks (34 runs 18) of Triston Stabs which pushed DC into the total fight.
Abhishek Poral gave DC a fast start with 28 runs off just 11 balls, but the wickets kept falling at regular intervals. In the last few overs, only a strong finish, especially against Hazelwood and Yash Dayal, allowed Delhi to cross the 160 -run mark.
With the chase of RCB 163, Kohli’s mistake was making a major talk in his innings.
