Virat Kohli, the “Chasemaster” and star batsman for Royal Challengers Bangalore, broke a four-year streak without an IPL century on Thursday by battering Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) bowlers all over the field to record his sixth century of the competition.
With this century, Kohli tied his former colleague Chris Gayle (6) for the most hundreds scored in league history. The IPL 2023 is now underway. In April 2019, the star hitter blasted his first IPL century. Notably, Kohli and Chris Gayle now share the honor of having the most centuries in league history with six each.
The RCB opener had been in fantastic form but had drawn criticism for his sluggish starts, but on Thursday night, he disproved them by scoring a century in just 62 deliveries. Even though Kohli has been in outstanding form throughout the IPL 2023, questions have been raised about his middle-over strike rate.
In his team’s Indian Premier League (IPL) match against the Delhi Capitals on Wednesday, Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan established an unfavorable batting record by becoming the opening batsman with the second-highest number of ducks in league history.
Shikhar was taken out of the game by Ishant Sharma for a golden duck. Opening batters are anticipated to give their side a strong start. In a few rare cases, the batters open with a duck and fail terribly. Being dismissed as the opening batsman without recording a single run is the most depressing sensation there is.
