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Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar has criticized Virat Kohli's slow innings played against Sunrisers Hyderabad. He said that Kohli should have improved the strike rate. Especially when he lasted for 14 overs. Virat Kohli played an inning of 51 runs in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday. This was Virat's 53rd half-century in IPL. On a pitch favorable for batsmen, Virat Kohli scored only 53 runs facing 43 balls. Royal Challengers Bangalore, batting first, scored 206 runs losing 7 wickets in 20 overs.
Sunil Gavaskar said in the Star Sports show, “In the middle overs it seemed that he lost his rhythm. I don't know the number but I think he didn't hit a boundary until he got out after 31-32. In the end, when he got out… when you face the first ball and get out in the 14-15th over, your strike rate was 118, the team does not expect this from you.
For Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajat Patidar hit fifty in 19 balls. Patidar (50 runs off 20 balls) scored the most runs in a 65-run partnership with Kohli (51 runs off 43 balls). Cameron Green (37 not out off 20 balls) and Swapnil Singh (12 runs off 6 balls) scored quick runs in the final overs to take RCB past 200 runs.
Rajat Patidar hit four consecutive sixes off Markandey. Patidar hit the first two sixes at long on and long off. After this, Markandey's googly was sent over mid-wicket. He hit the fourth six over extra cover.