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Former Bangalore skipper and batting superstar, Virat Kohli amazed everyone with his stunning and sensational knock in the campaign opener against Mumbai. He played a swashbuckling knock of 82 runs off just 49 balls with six boundaries and five sixes to his name. He played a vital role in Bangalore’s massive win by a margin of eight wickets against Mumbai.
Apart from the action of the game, there was something else that attracted the headlines on social media; it was none other than an old-aged 92-year-old fan of Virat Kohli who came to witness him playing for Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Later on, her pictures and videos of heading to the stadium started making rounds on social media among the fans.
The fans also reacted with heart-whelming reactions to this amazing craze of Virat Kohli even fans of all age groups. They took to Twitter to come up with a lot of interesting reactions and responses, for the 34-year-old’s fan following in India.
Here’s how fans reacted:
और कितनी मोहब्बत तुम्हें चाहिए ऐ फ़राज़
— Samarth (@sammy7997) April 3, 2023
माओं ने तेरे नाम पे बच्चों के नाम रख दिए।
Ajji got her day lit up with that innings by King.
— Toxic×Deepak (@deepak_254) April 3, 2023
And King doesn’t disappoints 🙌🏻
— Akhtar Latif (@imALatif7) April 3, 2023
The Craze of King Kohli is unreal ❤️ pic.twitter.com/6dQ3X3AuwN
— Virat Kohli Worldwide (@ViratianTweets) April 3, 2023
Greatest player ever to play cricket
— 𝙋𝙤𝙥𝙖 ⚡ (@ViratVirus) April 3, 2023
King Kohli inspired generations 🐐❤️
— Square drive (@149atEdgbaston) April 3, 2023
Management should give free tickets she all matches
— Abd ᴸᵒʸᵃˡ ᴿᶜᴮᶦᵃⁿ (@LOVEABDMK) April 3, 2023
— Manoj (@nameisrockstar) April 3, 2023
That's his stature his standards the greatest cricketer in the world king Kohli 👑🤙
— The BôoGeyMãn18😈 (@thevoldomart) April 3, 2023
She wanted to see The God 🛐
— Sabuj (@sabuj471) April 3, 2023
And he didn't disappoint her
— Sarcastic Soul (@TolerableAtma) April 3, 2023
Speaking of the action of the match, the hosts’ skipper Faf du Plessis won the toss and asked Mumbai to bat first. The five-time champions’ batting lineup couldn’t survive against Bangalore’s bowling lineup. It was only the young batter Tilak Varma who played a crucial half-century knock to help his team reach a decent total of 171 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
The 20-year-old southpaw played a blistering knock of 84 runs off 46 balls with nine boundaries and four sixes on his credit.
Later on, while chasing the target, the veteran opening pair of Virat Kohli and skipper Faf du Plessis stitched an amazing opening partnership of 148 runs for the first wicket. Apart from Kohli’s unbeaten 82, skipper Du Plessis also played an impressive knock of 73 runs off just 43 balls with five boundaries and six sixes with the wood to win the match for Bangalore by eight wickets.
Eventually, Faf du Plessis won ‘the player of the match award for his match-defining and very quick knock in favor of Bangalore.