Virat Kohli, who scored 500 runs in this edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), with his 70-run knock against the Gujarat Titans, said that he does not think about the stats and took a dig at his critics as well. However, the Orange Cap holder also applauded Will Jacks, who scored a 41-ball century helping RCB to a 9-wicket win as well.

“There’s a reason why you do it for 15 years, for me, it’s only about doing the work, people can talk anything they want to, they can talk about me not able to push on, all the talks about strike-rate, not playing spin well, but you yourself know the game better,” Kohli said when he was asked about reaching 500 runs for the 7th time in IPL.

“Phenomenal, initially when he came to bat, he was annoyed that he wasn’t able to strike the ball as he wanted to. The only talk was to for him to stay calm, we know how explosive he can be when he gets going. The over from Mohit was the game changer, I was just happy to stay around and watch him go. I thought we would win in 19 overs, but to do it in 16 was absolutely brilliant,” he again said.

In the match, Will Jacks hit a stunning hundred, and Kohli hit a half-century as they powered Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a comfortable nine-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League here on Sunday as well.