Watch- Virat Kohli starts a new fight with CSK after shambolic act out of the ground
Published - 01 Apr 2025, 05:33 PM | Updated - 01 Apr 2025, 05:49 PM
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RCB's star cricketer Virat Kohli has immense popularity wherever he travels across the country. Kohli, along with his IPL team RCB, has huge popularity in the country. However, it's quite rare for a fan wearing a CSK jersey to come in front of him.
Virat Kohli took some of his RCB teammates like Phil Salt, Tim David, Jacob Bethell, and Lungi Ngidi to his own restaurant named 'One8 Commune' in Bengaluru. As he was entering the restaurant, he saw two fans, one in a CSK jersey and the other in an RCB jersey, waiting to get a sight of him.
He quickly noted both of them but gave a priceless reaction with a cheeky smile after seeing the fan wearing a CSK jersey. Both the fans smiled after watching him, but couldn't control their laughter after seeing Kohli's reaction.
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Watch: Virat Kohli reacts after seeing a CSK fan
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Even the overseas players who were walking behind Kohli noticed the moment and smiled. The fan with the RCB jersey had 'Virat' written on it, while the fan with CSK's jersey had 'Dhoni' written on it.
Kohli clearly didn't expect this at his own restaurant, but he couldn't ignore the whole scenario. It became a memorable moment for both the fans as the video went viral on social media.
Recent clash between CSK and RCB
Both Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru faced each other recently at Chepauk in a high-voltage encounter. CSK has had the upper hand over RCB overall, but it was the latter that came out on top this time.
RCB batted first after winning the toss and scored 196-7. It was a team performance from their batters on a tricky batting pitch. Skipper Rajat Patidar led the way with a fine 51 off just 32 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes.
Virat Kohli struggled to score quickly but chipped in with a valuable 31. Phil Salt and Tim David also made vital contributions with the bat. Salt made 32 off 16 balls as an opener while David smashed three sixes in the slog overs to finish at 22 off 8 balls.
In reply, RCB bowlers were right on the money as Josh Hazlewood picked up two early wickets. Ravindra scored a fine 41 off 31 balls but was dismissed by Yash Dayal. His wicket changed the course of the game as CSK didn't look like going ahead in the game.
MS Dhoni smashed an unbeaten 30 off just 16 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes. Hazlewood finished with 3-31 in four overs while Yash Dayak and Liam Livingstone finished with two wickets each for RCB.
Virat Kohli in IPL 2025
Virat Kohli has scored runs in both matches so far. The 36-year-old scored 59 off 36 balls against KKR and took his team to victory on the opening night of IPL 2025.
He continued his good form against CSK despite struggling to time the ball properly. Overall, he has scored 90 runs in two matches at an average of 90 and a strike rate of 136.36.
