There is swelling in the knee since 5 days…Virat Kohli is not happy despite playing an inning of 49 runs, expressed pain

New Delhi. When Virat Kohli’s bat speaks on the cricket field, records automatically start getting created. But the story of the victory against Lucknow Super Giants is not just about runs, but about the will to live of ‘King Kohli’ and his never-say-die spirit. Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Lucknow by 5 wickets, but the hero of this victory, Virat Kohli, made a revelation after the match which surprised his fans. After the end of the match, when Virat Kohli was asked about his fitness in the presentation ceremony, he shared his problem. Kohli admitted that he is still not 100 percent fit.

Virat Kohli said, ‘My knee is much better than the last match, but has not completely healed. There was a lot of swelling in the knee during the last match. Not only this, I was also unwell for the last 4-5 days and I was not feeling well from health point of view. Despite so many challenges, Kohli came on the field and not only fielded but also changed the course of the match by playing an aggressive inning of 49 runs in 34 balls. Kohli expressed some regret and said that he should have finished the match by staying till the end, but he is happy with his ‘spirit’.

Match snatched in power play itself
While chasing the target of 147 runs, RCB knew that the pitch was slow and scoring runs would not be easy. In such a situation, Virat Kohli adopted a different strategy. Sensing the condition of the pitch, he took full advantage of the power play. Kohli pushed the Lucknow bowlers on the back foot by hitting 6 fours and 1 brilliant six in his innings.

‘The match has to be taken away from the opposition team in the power play itself’
Talking about the pitch, Kohli said, ‘There was less grass on the pitch and it was playing slower than expected. The behavior had also changed due to the heat. My intention was clear to snatch the match from the opposition team in the power play itself. Kohli made an important partnership of 57 runs for the second wicket with Devdutt Padikkal (10), which laid the foundation of victory.

RCB reached the top with eight points
After the stormy bowling of Rasikh Salam and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, due to the excellent performance of the batsmen led by Virat Kohli, the Royal Challengers Bangalore team reached the top of the points table by defeating Lucknow Super Giants by five wickets. Chasing the target of 147 runs of Super Giants, Royal Challengers Bangalore registered an easy victory by scoring 149 runs for five wickets with 29 balls remaining, thanks to Kohli’s inning of 49 runs in 34 balls with six fours and one six. For Super Giants, Prince Yadav (three wickets for 32 runs) took three wickets while Avesh Khan (two wickets for 23 runs) took two wickets but could not save his team from the third defeat in five matches. With this victory, Bengaluru team has reached the top with eight points from four wins in five matches. Rajasthan Royals also have eight points but Royal Challengers Bangalore team is on top due to better net run rate.