Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star batter Virat Kohli’s bat seems to be high in demand in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 as youngsters want his willow.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ batter Rinku Singh was gifted a bat by Virat Kohli after the clash against RCB but received another one after he broke his bat earlier in this IPL season. Rinku had to plead Kohli to give him another bat as RCB batting legend was irritated after he informed him about his broken willow. Rinku Singh finally received another willow from Virat Kohli after the match between KKR and RCB, which the home won by just 1 run.
The latest to receive the bat of Virat Kohli is Sunrisers Hyderabad all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed. Shahbaz took his Instagram story and shared the picture of the bat with ‘VIRAT KOHLI’ written on the toe of his bat. Along with the picture, all-rounder wrote, ‘Mil Gaya (I Got It)’
Virat Kohli is one of the greatest batters to have graced the game of cricket. The 35-year-old has been dominating the international scene over a decade and a half and has achieved plethora under his belt. Kohli is only the active cricketer to have amassed over 20000 runs in international cricket.
In the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Kohli is leading the race for Orange Cap with 430 runs, including a century and three fifties, at an average of 61.42 and a strike rate of 145.76 in nine matches so far. His best performance came against Rajasthan Royals, where he played a brilliant unbeaten knock of 113 off 72 balls.
Virat Kohli will be return to action when Royal Challengers Bengaluru take on Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, April 28.
