Published: May 19, 2016, 07:16 PM (IST)
Edited: May 19, 2016, 07:35 PM (IST)
Virat Kohli’s irresistible form in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) has been the reason behind many team’s nightmare. The latest team to bear the wrath of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper was Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) against whom Kohli fired 113 runs in just 50 deliveries and won the game. He now sits at the apex of all time leading run-scorer in the IPL with 4002 runs in his kitty. READ MORE: IPL 2016, Match 50, Pick of the tweets: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab at Bengaluru
Kohli has been the talk of the town right from the start of the ongoing calendar year as India played a lot of T20Is and Kohli has been a prolific run-scorer. But what made him standout among his imminent peers is was the fact that he played his last match despite suffering an injury and having eight stitches on his left hand. Kohli while fielding against a recently concluded game against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) suffered a brutal injury on his left hand and had to undergo eight stitches. But he stuck to his guns and played the decisive encounter against KXIP as his team was in a do-or-die situation and needed to win each and every game. This is a testament to his commitment and dedication towards his team and cricket. Most of the cricketers would have thrown in their towel and opted for rest but Kohli didn’t, and this is what makes him so special. READ MORE: IPL 2016: Twitterati hail Virat Kohli’s carnage against Kings XI Punjab at Bengaluru
On the other hand, a team like Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) lost all its star overseas players due to mistimed injury. Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Faf du Plessis and Kevin Pietersen are the players to name a few. The image below gives a picture of how Kohli has overhauled barricades and came out with flying colours whereas a team like RPS have languished to the bottom as they were hampered by injuries.
Please note this is a humour article — work of pure fiction
