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For mer RCB captain Virat Kohli gave a fiery send-off to Shahrukh Khan in their recent clash of the IPL 2024. Bengaluru travelled to Ahmedabad for a high-intense encounter on April 28, Sunday, at the Narendra Modi Stadium. The match saw RCB registering their second consecutive and third overall win of the 2024 season of the tournament. The game also saw Kohli put his fiery self on display which came as a pleasant surprise for the fans.
The 35-year-old was seen giving a fiery send-off to Titans’ Shahrukh Khan who contributed 58 runs off 30 deliveries to his side’s 200-run score. Khan was dismissed off a Mohammed Siraj’s delivery in the 15th over. As soon as his stumps got shattered, Kohli seemingly pointed towards the dugout while standing near the boundary line.
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The star batter heaped praise on teammate Will Jacks for his unbeaten century during the game. During the post-match presentation, Kohli was quoted by Cricbuzz as saying, "Phenomenal! I mean when he (Jacks) initially came onto the bat, he was a bit annoyed that he wasn't able to strike the ball as cleanly as he wanted to, but the only conversation between us in the middle was to keep backing, keep committing because we know how explosive he can be.”
He added, “My role completely changed as soon as he got that big over off Mohit, for good. I was glad to be watching the game from the other end. I mean, I thought we could win the game in 19 overs, but to finish it in 16 overs was an outstanding effort. I think it was one of the better T20 hundreds one would ever see, I was just happy to watch it closely from the other end."