The ongoing pink-ball Test between India and Sri Lanka is witnessing a capacity crowd as since the pandemic began, it is one of the few instances when almost 100 per cent attendance has been recorded.
Bengaluru’s adopted son, Virat Kohli is also featuring in the match and was welcomed with grand applause on his arrival at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium. After the fall of Rohit Sharma’s wicket, Kohli arrived at the ground amid huge cheers.
The former India skipper was deceived by the uneven bounce of the pitch and departed to the dressing room after scoring 23 runs. No other batter apart from Shreyas Iyer could register a big score as India ended their innings at the score of 252.
Sri Lanka has been abysmal in the tour so far and continued their horrid show with the bat. As the match moved on the expected lines, the crowd shifted their attention and then started chanting “RCB, RCB”.
Virat Kohli was quick to respond back to the fans with a heart sign. Fans went berserk after his gesture and went even louder from that moment.
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Notably, the Bangalore-based franchise announced Faf du Plessis as their skipper for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). For the unversed, Kohli resigned from RCB’s captaincy after the end of the last season and now has passed on the baton to du Plessis.
The South African is RCB’s new recruit but won the captaincy of the team over other candidates- Glenn Maxwell and Dinesh Karthik.
In a special event today, RCB revealed a new jersey for IPL 2022 that is scheduled to commence on March 26 and will run at three venues, including Wankhede Stadium, Brabourne Stadium, DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai and Pune’s MCA Stadium.
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