"Chokli will always choke"- Twitter reacts to Virat Kohli's slow knock in IPL 2025 Final

Virat Kohli, on Tuesday (June 3), could not make a big impact with the bat during the IPL 2025 final between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad

After Punjab Kings won the toss and opted to bowl first, Virat Kohli and Phil Salt opened the innings for RCB. While Virat Kohli made sure to keep his wicket safe, he never really looked to shift the gears before being finally dismissed in the 15th over.

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RCB's top-order surrenders

While the likes of Salt, Mayank Agarwal and Rajat Patidar hit a flurry of boundaries, Virat Kohli hardly showed any intention to go for the big shot. At the end of the powerplay, he was batting on only 13 runs off 10 balls.

Before he could shift gears, he was dismissed by Azmatullah Omarzai in the 15th over. The right-handed batsman lost his wicket against a short ball. He departed after scoring only 43 runs off 35 balls. Virat Kohli managed to hit only 3 boundaries during his 35-ball stay.

Unsurprisingly, his slow knock did not go down well with a number of fans who wasted no time in bashing him on social media.

Here are some of the reactions to Virat Kohli's slow knock:

Horrible innings by Kohli and sorry i cant defend this innings anymore pic.twitter.com/deEi8btMKh

— Kevin (@imkevin149) June 3, 2025

Retired too early from test format,

My blud Kohli still got that fine touch in the format 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/dWsBEaq1gw

— TukTuk Academy (@TukTuk_Academy) June 3, 2025

Virat Kohli Innings summary-

Salt tu mar, Mayank tu bhi mar, Rajat tu spinners ko mar, Livingstone runrate badha tu, main bass end tak anchor krunga ☠️ pic.twitter.com/DWGG9toi8X

— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) June 3, 2025

Kohli saab finally paid tribute for his fans wearing test jersey to the stadium today ❤️ pic.twitter.com/NesKMD6w3M

— Heisenberg ☢ (@internetumpire) June 3, 2025

Coming to the game, RCB have finished their innings on a competitive total of 190/9 in the allotted 20 overs. Incidentally, Virat Kohli's 43 was the highest score by a RCB batsman in the match. For Punjab, Arshdeep Singh and Kyle Jamieson picked up 3 wickets each.

Punjab chasing an elusive title

Punjab Kings had chased down 204 runs against Mumbai Indians at the same venue last Sunday and will be fancying their chances again. The Shreyas Iyer-led side will look to avenge the humiliating loss it suffered at the hands of RCB in the first qualifier.

Both RCB and Punjab Kings are eyeing their maiden IPL title and are playing the final after a decade. Punjab Kings are playing the final after 11 years with their first and last appearance coming way back in 2014. On the other hand, RCB's third and last final appearance came in 2016.