Kohli had struck eight fours and four sixes before Jason Holder dismissed him. Anushka Sharma, the RCB legend’s wife, was even cheering in the stands after one of his sixes. Anushka was spotted in the stands making a money-splashing gesture. Anushka has been to nearly every RCB home game this season at Chinnaswamy Stadium.
But as soon as the cameraman turned to face her, she realised that she should not have done that on camera. Her priceless reaction spoke it all and soon went viral all over the social media.
Anushka Sharma’s Reaction To Kohli’s Six
As for the game, Kohli made history by being the first Indian Premier League (IPL) batter to score 800 fours. Kohli reached the milestone during his 81-run knock. With 807 boundaries in 274 IPL games, Virat Kohli now holds the record for most by any batter in the history of the competition. Shikhar Dhawan, who is in second place with 768 fours, is way behind him.
After Chris Gayle (357) and Rohit Sharma (310), Kohli became the third batter in IPL history to hit 300 sixes. As of now, Kohli has 303 maximums. Against GT, Kohli smashed eight boundaries and four sixes to score 81 runs off 44 balls. He also won the Orange Cap with this knock and was the leading run-scorer before KL Rahul and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi overtook him following their respective centuries on Saturday.
Kohli In Race For The Orange Cap
After a batting masterpiece in the second innings, Virat Kohli was named Player of the Match. Kohli demonstrated once more why he is referred to as the Chase Master. With a strike rate of 184.09, the talismanic batsman scored an incredible 81 runs from 44 balls. He was just 19 runs shy of a century when his innings came to an end on the fourth delivery of the 14th over.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru are currently at the second spot on the points table with five wins in seven matches and 10 points. They have an astonishing NRR of +1.101 thanks to their ability to chase down big scores quickly. As for Virat, he is still a top contender in the Orange Cap race and currently stands in third place with 328 runs in 7 matches with an average of 54.67 and a 163.18 strike rate.
Kohli, who is widely considered one of the best players in all forms, has been the cornerstone of the RCB since IPL’s inaugural edition. He is one of the few players in the league’s history to represent just one team. Across 274 matches and 266 innings, Kohli has scored 8,989 runs at a strike rate of 133.76 and an average of 39.95. He has smashed 8 hundreds and 66 fifties