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‘Yeh green jersey ka curse hai’ – Fans react as Trent Boult dismisses Virat Kohli for golden duck in RCB vs RR clash in IPL 2023

RCB scored 189/9 against RR in their quota of 20 overs in a much-anticipated Royal Derby of IPL 2023

Apr 23, 2023 5:39 pm

The action returned in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on Sunday with a doubleheader. The day’s first game saw the Royal Challengers Bangalore host the Rajasthan Royals at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In the day’s second game, Nitish Rana-led Kolkata Knight Riders would host MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings in the Eden Gardens of Kolkata.

The infamous Royal derby of IPL got underway, with Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson winning the toss and electing to field first. The home team were invited out to the middle to bat first, and they went off to a disastrous start, losing skipper Virat Kohli on the very first ball. A ball kept straight by New Zealand pacer Trent Boult found a way through Kohli’s defence, who tried to play the first delivery across. He was adjudged out lbw, and the home team were one down within the very first over.

‘They informed me last time saying I might have to captain a couple of games’ – Virat Kohli

Faf du Plessis, the skipper of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), decided to sit out the second straight game. Therefore Virat Kohli took over as captain against Rajasthan Royals. Du Plessis elected to only bat for his team in the most recent match against Punjab Kings due to a slight rib ailment, and it appears that the South African hasn’t fully recovered. When asked about Du Plessis’ situation, Kohli admitted that the team’s management had told him he might have to serve as the stand-in captain for a few matches.

“It was pretty easy to choose; we’d have batted first. This wicket looks dry, and it will get drier and might break up first. I didn’t say that to Sanju, but I’m very happy to bat first. We both get to do what we wanted. They informed me last time, saying I might have to captain a couple of games, nothing I’m not used to doing. So I’m happy to step in, ready to continue from whatever Faf has been doing. The team has responded well; we are playing with a lot of energy, and that showed in the last game. One change for us, Wayne Parnell is out, and he will be replaced by David Willey. Faf continues to play as an impact sub,” Kohli said at the time of the toss after Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson opted to field first.

Here’s how fans reacted:

🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/xuaNz8zi49

— Hassan (@HassanAbbasian) April 23, 2023

Abe bsdk don't make us remember 2019 semi final 🤦

— Sai Santhosh (@im__sai18) April 23, 2023

https://twitter.com/_Savitaaaaa_/status/1650090897676316672

Virat Kohli has shared more saplings than the number of runs he has scored in the last two games which RCB have played in green jersey.

— Rahul Sharma (@CricFnatic) April 23, 2023