IPL 2021: Virat Kohli had an damage scare as he was hit beneath the attention.© BCCI/IPL
Virat Kohli, Royal Challengers Bangalore captain, dropped a catch at mid-off within the nineteenth over of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match in opposition to Mumbai Indians on Friday. Kyle Jamieson had bowled a size ball and Krunal Pandya struck it straight to Kohli however the RCB skipper didn’t seize the ball and copped a blow beneath his proper eye. A lot to the reduction of RCB followers, Kohli did not go off the sphere however modified his place and was seen utilizing an ice pack across the space the place he received hit. Visuals confirmed a bruise beneath Kohli’s proper eye even because the RCB skipper continued fielding.
Watch the video of the dropped catch right here:
Kohli – !! pic.twitter.com/PWZfAGfwVe
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Within the IPL 2021 season opener, Kohli received the toss and opted to bowl in opposition to the defending champions Mumbai Indians.
Chris Lynn and Suryakumar Yadav had been wanting harmful at one stage because the duo placed on a 70-run stand for the second wicket.
Lynn top-scored with a knock of 49 whereas Suyrakumar added 31 runs because the others didn’t get going.
Kohli was spot on together with his bowling adjustments and area placement within the first sport of the IPL 2021 as RCB managed to limit Mumbai Indians to 159/9.
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For RCB, Kyle Jamieson, on his IPL debut, was spectacular as he returned with figures of 1 for 27 from his four-over spell.
However the star with the ball for Kohli’s facet was Harshal Patel. Harshal returned with figures of 5 for 27 from his quota of 4 overs and bagged key wickets of Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya and Kieron Pollard.
