Indian Premier League 2025 ke ek thrilling encounter mein Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ne Punjab Kings (PBKS) ko 7 wickets se hara diya. Match ke baad, Virat Kohli ne sabko surprise kar diya jab unhone apna Player of the Match award Devdutt Padikkal ko dedicate kiya.
“Mujhe samajh nahi aa raha yeh award mujhe kyun diya gaya. Mere hisaab se aaj Dev ne game ka flow badal diya. Main toh bas ek end sambhaal raha tha, lekin uski innings ne game ko momentum diya. T20 mein ek strong partnership hi kaafi hoti hai chase ke liye,” Kohli ne kaha.
Kohli ne 73* runs ki not-out innings kheli, lekin unhone emphasize kiya ki Padikkal ki 61-run ki explosive knock ne match ka direction set kiya. Kohli ne bataya ki unka role ab team ke structure ko samajhne aur balance banaye rakhne ka hai.
“Main accelerate kar sakta hoon, lekin team ke baaki players ki strengths ko samajhna bhi zaruri hai. Hamara auction bhi kaafi strong tha. Romario, Patidar, David, aur Livingstone jaise players se team aur balanced ho gayi hai. Fielding mein bhi intensity dikhti hai – log dive maar rahe hain, counter-attack kar rahe hain. Yeh sab dekh kar maza aa raha hai,” Kohli ne kaha.
RCB ab points table mein 10 points ke saath third position</strong par hai. PBKS bhi same win-loss ratio ke saath fourth spot par hai. Kohli ne is win ko bahut crucial bataya in terms of playoff qualification.
“Bahut important match tha yeh. 2 points se hi qualification ka pura equation badal jaata hai. Jab aap 8 se 10 points pe pahuch jaate ho, toh table mein jump kaafi significant hoti hai. Har game mein mindset sirf 2 points lene ka hona chahiye,” Kohli ne post-match mein kaha.
Unhone ye bhi bataya ki pichle match mein unki team ko humiliating loss mila tha, aur uske baad hi unhone aggressive strategy adopt ki thi.
“Last game shortened tha, isliye hume aggressively khelna pada. Kabhi kabhi temptation hoti hai same tarike se khelte rehne ki, lekin conditions ke hisaab se adapt karna padta hai,” Kohli ne joda.
Ab RCB ka agla encounter hoga Rajasthan Royals (RR) ke saath April 24 ko M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru mein. Pehle bhi in dono teams ka aamna saamna ho chuka hai jisme RCB ne RR ko haraya tha.
