New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bangalore and Virat Kohli were once again at the cusp of scripting history before their hopes were dashed to the ground by a surprising comeback from the Rajasthan Royals. It has been the same story for RCB over the years, so close yet so far.
1. Tushar Deshpande crying.
2. Ambati rayudu crying.
3. Few Commentators crying.
5. csk fangirls making fake stories for degrading bengluru.
6. ms dhoni ran away without hand shaking with RCB players.Thank you Virat Kohli & rcb team for that special win. pic.twitter.com/mn1WCOPFkW
— ً (@KohliMyHeart) May 23, 2024
Speaking after the match, former England batsman Kevin Peterson has remarked that Virat Kohli should now look ahead of RCB and focus on winning the coveted silverware which is missing from his trophy cabinet. The right-hand batsman has been a longtime server of the franchise for the past 16 years.
Unfortunately, sport is not a fairytale and our remarkable run in #IPL2024 came to an end. Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Dinesh Karthik express their emotions and thank fans for their unwavering support. ❤️#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB pic.twitter.com/FYygVD3UiC
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 23, 2024
Kohli has even led the side from the front and reached the finals of the IPL back in 2016. However, on every occasion, the Indian superstar had to taste defeat in the final hurdle.
“Virat Kohli deserves a trophy…” Kevin Peterson
Peterson’s remarks on Kohli reached an interesting side when the former England batsman advised that Kohli should walk out of the franchise and look for “glory” in some other franchise. “I have said it before and I will say it again- the greats of the game in other sports, have left teams to go and seek glory somewhere else…”
Kevin Pietersen on Virat Kohli pic.twitter.com/Ql631kYb9B
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To prove his point, Peterson used examples from the world of football, that of Christiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and David Beckham. “I think it’s about time Virat thought long and hard. Beckham left, Ronaldo left, Messi left, Harry Kane just left Spurs and went to Bayern Munich.” Furthermore, Kevin suggested that Kohli has a strong connection with Delhi and as such he should consider the franchise based on the place where he was born.
— Virat Kohli Trends™ (@TrendVirat) May 23, 2024
Earlier, Virat had already hinted at the possibility that he might end his journey with RCB. Now, under back-to-back failures with his franchise, it will be interesting to see whether the former decides to stay with his franchise or make a transition for his “glory” which is long due.
