Swashbuckling batter Virat Kohli made a strong start to the 2023 Indian Premier League last Sunday with an unbeaten 82 off just 49 balls to take the side to an 8-wicket win against Mumbai Indians as well. After a poor campaign in the 2022 season of the tournament, Kohli made a brilliant comeback after taking a month-long break in August as well. He also scored four more tons across ODIs and Test formats.

However, since the inaugural edition of IPL, Kohli has been with the Royal Challengers and even though he failed to lift the title so far, he has given plenty of memorable performances for the side. The veteran batter is currently the highest run-scorer in the tournament’s history, and one of Kohli’s former RCB teammates, Mohammad Kaif, shared an interesting story about him.

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Kaif shared the time when Kohli was once dismissed on a low score after he played a poor shot and he expressed his anger in the dressing room.

“There was this one time when Virat Kohli got out the same way he was dismissed today (vs KKR on Thursday). I was sitting right beside him, and I thought he will definitely throw his bat in anger. And yes, when he came, he threw his bat straightaway, removed his pad. I was sitting beside him, and he said, ‘I’m going to score big the next time’,” Kaif recalled during his commentary stint on Star Sports as well.

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“In the next innings, he scored an unbeaten 72. Imagine. He had gone out, and he was upset. But he forgot that before coming to bat in the next match, scored 72. Then, I realised that this player is special,” Kaif further added.

However, Virat Kohli did fail to make a mark in RCB’s second match of IPL 2023 against the Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday where he was dismissed on 21 off 18 deliveries. The RCB eventually lost by 81 runs and they will try for a strong comeback when tey will play against Lucknow Super Giants on April 10.