Delhi: Virat Kohli is one of the few players who have taken part in every IPL season so far. He was already part of the IPL match, which was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bangalore) at Eden Gardens. Kohli recently shared an unheard story of that match.
In a show named ’18 Calling 18 ‘, Kohli told that at that time he returned after winning the Under-19 World Cup and everyone’s eyes were on him. At the age of 18, when he got down to chase 223 runs on such a big field, the pressure of the atmosphere was clearly seen on him.
He especially remembered the talk of facing Ishant Sharma in that match. Both Ishant and Kohli had played with the Delhi Ranji team and had faced each other many times in the nets. But Kohli said that Ishant was bowling something different that day due to the atmosphere of Eden Gardens.
Kohli said, “I never told this, but after seeing Ishant on that day, he felt that he was bowling at any other level. There was never a fear in the nets, but that day every ball of his was very fast. All this happened due to the atmosphere and pressure.”
Ishant did sledging
Kohli told that Ishant had also sledged in that match. Ishant, who returned from Australia, was in discussion at that time, especially after dismissing Ricky Ponting. He repeatedly harassed Kohli with his new hairstyle and an attitude like Star.
Kohli said, “We were staying in different hotels, so there was no conversation. But yes, he was doing a lot of sledging in the field. I also said, come in the side, let me tell you. But it was all in fun.”
However, Kohli could not do anything special in this match. He was dismissed for just 1 run, Ashok Dinda sent him to the pavilion. RCB lost this match by 140 runs.
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