Virat Kohli bows down to Dinesh Karthik as he reclaims Orange Cap; netizens say ‘KING for a Reason’
Virat Kohli bowed to Dinesh Karthik before he was adorned the orange cap, bringing smiles to both players' faces. Karthik, on the other hand, hugged his teammate before the duo eventually headed back to the dressing room.
Interestingly, it was Karthik who helped steer the sinking ship of RCB on Saturday, guiding them to a comfortable 4-wicket victory after losing the quickets following a blistering start of 92/0 in the first 5.5 overs. Saturday's win kept Royal Challengers Bengaluru's play-off hopes alive as they moved up to 7th place on the points table with 8 points.
The Faf Du Plessis-led side need to win all their remaining 3 games and then wait for the results of other teams to see if they can make it to the playoffs this year. RCB will next take on Punjab Kings at the HPCA Stadium on 9 May Virat Kohli's gesture towards Dinesh Karthik as users soon started sharing images of the incident on social media.
Netizens praised the heartfelt move by former RCB captain while many of them also commenting about the great team environment at RCB. One user on X wrote, “Virat Kohli received the Orange Cap from Dinesh Karthik and later bowed down.
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