Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) face bottom-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in a must-win encounter in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday. RCB are hopeful of playoff qualification and are placed fifth on the points table with twelve points.
Ahead of the crunch game against SRH, RCB's star batsman Virat Kohli was seen bowling in the practice nets. The image of Kohli bowling with his batting gear still on was posted on social media by the club.
The RCB social media handle captioned the post as, “Right Arm Quick Bowler into the attack!”.
Right arm quick bowler into the attack! 😉🏃#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #IPL2023 @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/8NNISP6ndL
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) May 17, 2023
Despite his lean form with the bat in the last two outings - 18 against Rajasthan Royals (RR) and 1 against Mumbai Indians (MI), Virat has scored the second-most runs for RCB this season. He has 438 runs in 12 outings, with six half-centuries in IPL 2023.
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Though it is unlikely that Kohli will bowl against SRH on Thursday, the superstar batsman has bowled in the past. During his younger days, Kohli used to fancy himself as a tricky slow seam up bowler.
However, he has stopped bowling altogether nowadays. What is his record as a bowler in the IPL?
What is Virat Kohli's bowling record in IPL?
Virat Kohli has taken four wickets in his IPL career. The last time he ever bowled in an IPL match was in 2016. His first IPL wicket came in 2008, while his last one came in 2011. The batsmen who have fallen prey to Virat Kohli’s bowling are:
- Dwaraka Ravi Teja (Deccan Chargers) in 2008
- Chamara Silva (Deccan Chargers) in 2008
- Brendon Mccullum (Kochi Tuskers Kerala) in 2011
- Wriddhiman Saha (Chennai Super Kings) in 2011
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| Matches Played | Innings Bowled | Overs Bowled | Wickets | Bowling Average | Runs Leaked | Economy Rate | Best Bowling Figures |
| 235 | 26 | 41.5 | 4 | 92.00 | 368 | 8.8 | 2/25 |
