Star RCB player Virat Kohli was spotted playing football with his teammates before their IPL 2024 match against Rajasthan Royals (RR). RCB will face Rajasthan at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Saturday, April 6. In a video shared by an RCB fan club on social media, Kohli was seen enjoying a football game during a practice session.
Virat Kohli has shown excellent form in IPL 2024, scoring two impressive half-centuries in four games. He achieved scores of 83* and 77 against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) respectively. Having accumulated 203 runs at a strike rate of 140.97, he is presently the top run-scorer of the season.
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“He needs the other key batters to stand up with him”- Steve Smith remarked on the insufficient support Virat Kohli is getting from the other RCB batsmen
Virat Kohli has been carrying the load alone, as players such as Faf du Plessis, Cameron Green, and Glenn Maxwell have been inconsistent in IPL 2024. According to Australian batsman Steve Smith, the lack of form from other key RCB players has placed immense pressure on Kohli.
“He needs the other key batters to stand up with him, and if they do that, they can turn things around for their season. But, at the moment, they’re not, so a lot of pressure is on Virat. I doubt he’d be putting extra pressure on himself. Some of the other top-order and middle-order need to help Virat,” he told PTI.
“He started the campaign really well in the IPL and he needs some support. He’s not going to score runs on every occasion. But, I doubt he’d be thinking that way. I don’t think he’d go out and put extra pressure on himself. He’d just go out and play and see what happens in that game.” Smith added.
RCB has only managed to secure one victory out of four matches and currently occupies the seventh position on the points table.
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