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IPL 2021, RCB vs MI: Virat Kohli goes past 10,000 runs in T20 cricket

India captain Virat Kohli reached a coveted milestone of 10,000-run mark in all forms of T20 cricket during Royal Challengers Bangalore's IPL match against Mumbai Indians here.

Will end of Virat Kohli's T20 and IPL captaincy bowl out 'Brand Kohli'?

Virat Kohli has chosen to step down as a captain after T20 World Cup 2021. Will this affect his popularity? Will there be an impact on the advertising sweepstakes? Let's find out in this report

IPL 2021, RCB vs MI Highlights: Harshal's hat-trick takes RCB to victory

Glenn Maxwell's all-round performance and Harshal Patel's hat-trick ensured victory for Royal Challengers Bangalore

IPL 2021, RCB vs MI playing 11: Hardik back, Saurabh Tiwary out for MI

Mumbai would look to up their game after losing their previous clash against Kolkata Knight Riders

Dhoni's CSK humble Kohli's RCB with all-round show, claim top spot

Chennai Super Kings produced a clinical all-round show to humble Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets and claim the top spot in the IPL pecking order here on Friday. RCB skipper Virat Kohli (53) and young Devdutt Padikkal (70) struck brisk half-centuries in an impressive 111-run stand but CSK pulled the strings to restrict them to 156 for six after electing to bowl. The in-form Ruturaj Gaikwad came good again with a quick 38 while Faf du Plessis made 31 at the top to lay a strong foundation for CSK to chase the modest target in 18.1 overs. The win took CSK to the top spot with 14 points. They overtook Delhi Capitals, who also have 14 points, but the yellow brigade has better net run-rate of 1.185, compared to 0.613 of the Delhi team. While it was the second consecutive win for CSK, the RCB now have lost both the games post the league's resumption. Gaikwad and Du Plessis added 71 runs in 8.2 overs and later Moeen Ali (23) and Ambati Rayudu (32) also got starts but could not .

Didn't show much courage, says a dejected Kohli after second loss

Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli was left dejected after a second loss in as many matches here and said that another 15-20 runs on the board would have given the side a winning total.

IPL 2021 RCB vs CSK highlights: Chennai Super Kings wins by six wickets

The win took CSK to the top spot with 14 points. They overtook Delhi Capitals, who also have 14 points, but the yellow brigade has better net run-rate of 1.185, compared to 0.613 of the Delhi team

IPL 2021 CSK vs RCB playing 11: David, Saini comes in for Jamieson, Sachin

Royal Challengers Bangalore has made two changes in its playing from the previous match. Check RCB vs CSK playing 11 and live streaming details

Kohli and boys to get 20-day respite from bio-bubble life after WTC final

Indian players will get a 20-day break from the bubble-life in UK after completion of World Test Championship final

How Kohli overcame persistent back issues with the help of Basu Shanker

Virat Kohli has narrated his struggles from a persistent back pain in 2014 and how he overcame it with the guidance of former India strength and conditioning coach Basu Shanker. In the foreword for Shanker's maiden book -- 100, 200 Practical Applications in Strength and Conditioning -- Kohli recalled how he was introduced to lifting weights by the S&C coach who helped him in becoming one of the fittest cricketers around. "In the latter half of 2014, I found myself with a relentless back issue which was not easing off. Every morning, I had to do a routine for 45 minutes to loosen my back, but the stiffness could come back at any time through the day. "It was then that Basu sir and I had a conversation around lifting weights and get ting overall explosive strength in my body," Kohli wrote. Shanker, who worked with the national team from 2015-2019, is seen as the man responsible for the transformation of Kohli and the Indian team's fitness. "At first, I wasn't convinced (about ...

Humiliating loss has got nothing to do with Virat's statement: RCB coach

RCB's Mike Hesson categorically said that the humiliating loss to Kolkata Knight Riders in the team's opening match in the IPL second leg here had anything to do with skipper Virat Kohli's statement

Can't afford to lose 4-5 wickets for 20 runs, it's a wake-up call: Kohli

Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli on Monday rued his side's batting collapse in a nine-wicket drubbing by Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL here and termed it a wake-up call for the team. Electing to bat, RCB were all out for a paltry 92 in Kohli's 200th IPL game and KKR chased down the target in just 10 overs by reaching to 94/1 with Shubhman Gill (48) and debutant Venkatesh Iyer (41 not out) adding 82 runs for the opening wicket. "We were 42 odd for one and then lost about five wickets within 20 runs, which is a very difficult situation to come back from. Bit of a collapse there for us, bit of a wake-up call and might as well have this at the start of the second leg so that we know exactly what we need to work on," Kohli said after the match. "It was important to get a good partnership on this surface. You can't afford to lose four or five wickets within 20 runs. We didn't expect that much dew to kick in so early, we couldn't have predicted that." Asked if the result

IPL 2021, Match 31, RCB vs KKR Highlights: Kolkata wins by 9 wickets

Kolkata Knight Riders' bowlers fired in unison to bundle out Royal Challengers Bangalore for a paltry 92

IPL 2021, RCB vs KKR playing 11: Hasaranga, Bharat to make debut for RCB

KKR is at the bottom half of the points table as it has won only two of the seven matches played so far. Check RCB vs KKR live toss time and playing 11 predictions here

Pressures of leading IPL team, family could be behind Virat's call: Steyn

The pressure that comes with leading an IPL team and the fact that he has a young family could have played a big role in Virat Kohli's decision, feels Dale Steyn

Kohli to step down as Royal Challengers Bangalore captain after IPL 2021

One of the most decorated players of the franchise, the star batsman will continue to be a part of the RCB squad.

IPL 2021: Check Royal Challengers Bangalore's full schedule and squad here

Currently, Bangalore is at the third spot on IPL 2021 points table with five wins in seven matches

Kohli decided to step down from RCB captaincy due to workload, says coach

On the decision to quit as RCB skipper after the season, Rajkumar said it was on Kohli's mind for quite some time

Kohli to step down: Experts question timings of both announcements

Former cricketers have questioned the timing of Kohli's announcement that he will step down as RCB captain at the end of the IPL 2021 season

Work-load still not resolved: Will Kohli step down as RCB captain too?

Soon after Virat Kohli made a announcement of quitting Team India T20 captaincy, another chorus started doing the round that the 32-year-old should step down from the RCB leadership role, too