Kohli was out for 12, edging the ball outside off-stump in Qualifier 1.
Virat Kohli fans were convinced that the batter’s decision to retire from Test cricket ahead of the England tour was perfectly timed. This conviction from fans came after Kohli’s mode of dismissal in Qualifier 1 of the ongoing IPL 2025 between RCB and PBKS at the New Chandigarh Stadium in Mullanpur on May 29.
Virat Kohli looked in prime form as RCB began their chase of a 102-run target against PBKS. He smashed two boundaries and looked prime to take his team to victory single-handedly.
However, Kohli was dismissed in the same fashion that has plagued him for the past three to four years. He edged a ball outside off-stump by Kyle Jamieson to Josh Inglis to end his brisk knock.
Fan then realised that Virat Kohli’s decision to retire from Test cricket before the England series was justified as he would’ve struggled to avoid such dismissals in UK conditions, where the ball swings and seams a lot.
The fact that Kohli, who has frequently struggled with this problem in Test cricket, also succumbed to it in white-ball formats infuriated fans.
Here are their reactions: