Batting icon Virat Kohli was back at the helm when Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) squared off against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in match No.27 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium on Thursday.
Kohli, who earlier stepped down as RCB’s captain, was only reinstated as the leader of the Bangalore franchise for their IPL 2023 match against Punjab Kings.
Kohli captained the Royal Challengers Bangalore while skipper Faf du Plessis featured as the Impact Player against Punjab Kings.
Opening the innings with stand-in skipper Kohli. RCB’s regular captain Du Plessis tormented the Punjab Kings bowlers in the action-packed contest at Mohali. Leading the Bangalore franchise from the front, Kohli also smashed a sublime half-century. As his batting heroics laid the foundation for a competitive total.
Kohli is the second-highest run-getter for RCB against Punjab in the IPL.
The stand-in skipper smashed multiple records with his gritty half-century against the Shikhar Dhawan-less side.
Rewriting history in the cash-rich league on Thursday, Kohli became the first batter to score 6,500 runs in the IPL as captain.
Kohli has achieved the staggering feat in 186 innings. The batting icon also joined Shikhar Dhawan and David Warner on an elite list.
Kohli is the third batter to hit 600 fours in the world’s richest T20 league.