Watch: Virat Kohli fumes as Jitesh Sharma ignores him and burns review in LSG vs RCB clash

Former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli was absolutely furious at the wicketkeeper-batsman and stand-in skipper, Jitesh Sharma, after the latter took a review without consulting him on Tuesday, May 27.

Jitesh Sharma is once again leading the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) as the original captain, Rajat Patidar, is playing as an impact player in the 70th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).

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Jitesh Sharma burns a review in the first over, Virat Kohli angry

Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and opted to bowl first in the match at the Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.

Sri Lankan Nuwan Thushara, who replaced Lungi Ngidi in the RCB XI, opened the bowling for his team and hit LSG opener Mitchell Marsh on the pad on the fourth ball of the over with a swinging full-toss.

He, along with other RCB players, went for a loud appeal, but the on-field umpire, Michael Gough, was not interested. Stand-in skipper Jitesh Sharma quickly ran towards his bowler, and the pacer convinced him to use a DRS instantly.

Looking at this, Virat Kohli, who was standing in the slip cordon, looked quite furious as he was not consulted before taking the review. Virat Kohli made sure to express his frustration instantly by telling Jitesh, "Bat pe laga hai".

Virat Kohli turned absolutely right, as on the replays, it was seen that Mitchell Marsh got a clear inside edge onto his front pad, and the Jitesh Sharma-led RCB lost a review in the very first over of the match.

Watch: Virat Kohli fumes at Jitesh Sharma for burning review

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Huge game and something to really look forward to - Liam Livingstone

Speaking ahead of the match to the broadcasters, RCB star Liam Livingstone said that all the players are excited for the high-stakes encounter against the Lucknow Super Giants. He said:

"Huge game. These are games that you look forward to, you want to be involved in at the end of the tournament, so everybody's really excited up there. Huge game and something to really look forward to."

While talking about Tim David's injury, Liam Livingstone said that RCB will miss him a lot, but was hopeful of filling in for his absence. He elaborated:

"(On injuries) TD is so good for us. Disappointed for him, he's been unbelievable for us throughout the tournament, Hopefully I can fill in for him.

"(Importance of momentum) With this IPL, It's probably difficult to have everybody's best XI. There's been a lot of injuries, lads leaving for international cricket. It's the team that adapts the best over the next couple of games will probably go on to win the tournament. We believe in the squad that we've got. We feel like we've got a really strong squad so hopefully that standards in good steed going forward."

Liam Livingstone also spoke about the return of Josh Hazlewood to the RCB camp, stating that his return is a big boost. He said:

"(On Hazlewood) It's huge to have him back. Hopefully we can do the job tonight and he can come into the team for the playoffs.