Kohli is also paying a fine of Rs 12 lakh after dropped two catches.

Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli will not want to miss the day yesterday. Kohli's team lost to Kings XI Punjab by 96 runs in Dubai yesterday. Only 1 run came from Kohli's bat. In fielding, Lokesh Rahul, the captain of the opposing team, has been caught twice. Then again at the end of the match for the slow over the rate of 12 lakh rupees had to be counted.

"Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli has been fined for his slow over-rate against Kings XI Punjab," the IPL website said in a statement. This is his team's first mistake this season. He is being fined Rs 12 lakh.

 

Kohli's IPL is not going well so far. He scored 14 runs in the first match and 1 run in the second match. A new debate has started on him. Commentator Sunil Gavaskar has teased Kohli's wife and actress Anushka Sharma for criticizing Kohli's batting. Anushka never sat down again. Gavaskar has given a strong response through social media.

Though no comment has been heard from Kohli so far, he took the blame after yesterday's loss to Punjab, saying, "I have to come forward. I have to take criticism. I didn't have the best time in the office today. '

 

On Rahul's catch in the Punjab match, Kohli said, "I missed two important chances to get Rahul out. He was then settled on the wicket. He then added 35-40 runs in the last overs. We could have kept them within 160 runs. Then I would not have been under pressure from the first ball. We know what we did wrong and I had to lead from the front. "

The path ahead for Kohli is not easy either. Batting power team Bangalore could not play their best game in the first two matches. Despite winning the first match, Sunrisers Hyderabad made more mistakes than their own achievement. In the next match, all out for 109 runs. The old ghost of the bowling attack also seemed to come out of the bag. Punjab's Rahul Kal added six runs in the last four overs. The problem of bowling death in Bangalore is not new. Yesterday Punjab hit that old weakness again. Kohli has to think about various worries at the beginning of the tournament.

Catch miss is match miss’ — the revelation of cricket. Virat Kohli also missed the match by skipping two catches by Lokesh Rahul. The Royal Challengers Bangalore captain has also admitted his responsibility to Kings XI Punjab at this rate. But the incident does not stop here. Commentator Sunil Gavaskar's remarks during the IPL match yesterday have sparked controversy in Indian cricket. The Indian legend has spoken about the Kohli-Anushka couple.

Although Kohli is one of the best cricketers in the world today, he could not lead Bangalore from the front tomorrow. He failed to catch as well as the bat. The issue of Anushka Sharma came up as usual. When Kohli's days on the field went bad, his wife and Bollywood actress Anushka were criticized. The couple is currently waiting for a new life in their family. A few days ago, Kohli and Anushka made this announcement on social media. However, neither Kohli nor Anushka should like the remarks made by Gavaskar during his commentary.

Of course, this is nothing new for Anushka. As soon as Kohli did badly on the field, the cricket fans started mocking him. However, such comments from cricket personalities like Sunil Gavaskar will surprise many. Gavaskar criticized Kohli after he was dismissed for 1 off 5 balls, saying, "He only handled Anushka's bowling during the lockdown."

The Kohli-Anushka duo has released all their funny videos on social media during the coronavirus lockdown across India. Probably pointing to that, the former India opener made such a comment. However, cricket fans did not like Gavaskar's choice of words at all. Many have demanded that Gavaskar be removed from the list of commentators in the IPL.

Anushka is now in the UAE with Kohli. From there, the Bollywood actress washed Gavaskar. "Mr. Gavaskar, your message is distasteful," he wrote on Instagram. But I want you to know how the husband thought of making irrational remarks like blaming his wife for the game? You have come to respect the personal lives of cricketers while commenting on the game for years. Shouldn't you have the same respect for me? I'm sure you could have said a lot more about my husband's performance last night. Or does just using my name make your words relevant? '

Gavaskar also criticized Kohli's leadership tactics in the match, saying, "We have to criticize Virat's tactics in the last four overs. 64 runs have been scored in the last 4 overs. No wonder the bowlers. I thought it would be like 50 runs in the last 4 overs. But 74 runs is too much. 'Punjab batted first and scored 207 runs for 3 wickets. Bangalore was bowled out for 109.

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