The mercury is soaring and so is the excitement for Sunday’s RCB vs KKR match
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My Kolkata Web Desk |
Published 21.04.24, 01:31 PM
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The King is back at the Eden Gardens. His last outing at the mecca of cricket on his birthday, November 5, last year had fetched him his 49th ODI century, bringing him on a par with Sachin Tendulkar’s (then) world record of the highest number of one-day tons
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Kohli will be hoping for a win for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru after a poor show in the latest edition of the IPL. RCB takes on the Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden at 3.30pm on Sunday. The Bangalore boys are right now at the bottom of the table with just 2 points, having won only one game of the seven they have played so far
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One-time teammates Kohli and Gautam Gambhir had been in news for the wrong reasons with an on-field showdown back in 2013 when Gambhir was the KKR captain, followed by another face-off during the last IPL season when Gambhir was mentor of the Lucknow Super Giants. But the two icons made it up with a hug the last time KKR and RCB met at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium a couple of weeks ago. The camaraderie continues as the two batting greats were seen exchanging notes in the run-up to Sunday’s match
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The King still reigns the Orange Cap list with 361 runs. How many will he add to the bounty on Sunday?
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Skipper no more but still leading from the front, Kohli has a few tips to share with his teammates and they would do well to learn a lesson or two and pick up their game
