In the match no.61 of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, between the Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala. During the run chase, Virat Kohli showed an excellent presence of mind and experience as a former captain, as he helped Jitesh Sharma to pick the wicket of Priyansh Arya.
The incident occurred during the very first over of the match, as the Southpaw tried the third ball of the first over from Bhuvneshwar Kumar and mistimed the ball as it bottom-edged down to midwicket with Romario Shepherd taking a simple catch. Virat Kohli was pumped up after the wicket as Priyansh was dismissed on a duck.
Virat Kohli gave a fiery send-off to the young batter from Delhi, who has struggled to get runs in recent times. Teams have identified his weakness and have been cramping him while bowling into his body, where he has struggled to play shots. Ahead of this match, he had just one fifty in the last five innings.
Virat Kohli tactical masterclass. pic.twitter.com/s4mJggSEX6
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In the video, it was clearly seen that Virat was doing hand gestures towards Jitesh of the pull shot, which Priyansh plays well, but it was the trap that worked against the aggressive opener. The left-handed batter needs to work on his weakness to survive longer in the tournament, like the IPL, otherwise he will be dropped from the squad soon, with new talents in Indian cricket.
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The former India captain has already surpassed Chris Gayle in terms of scoring the fastest 14,000 runs in T20s in the last game. After scoring a hundred he followed it up with a half century today in the afternoon match.
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