IPL 2023: Virat Kohli gets special applause from Sachin Tendulkar after scoring century against Sunrisers Hyderabad

Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday lauded Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batsman Virat Kohli’s brilliant knock of 63 against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match. Sachin heaped praise on Virat in his recent Twitter post dedicated to RCB’s dominant win against SRH.

“It was clear that it would be Virat’s day from the very first ball when he played that cover drive. Both Virat and Faf looked in complete control, not only playing several big shots but also running well between the wickets to build a successful partnership. The score of 186 was not enough for the way both of them batted.

When Virat played the cover drive on the very first ball, it was obvious that this day would be Virat’s.

Both Virat and Faf looked in complete control, not only playing several big shots but also running well between the wickets to build a successful partnership.

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— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) May 18, 2023

Kohli hit his sixth century in the IPL and became the most century-scoring Indian batsman. He scored 100 off 63 balls against SRH and shared a record-opening partnership of 172 runs with Faf du Plessis at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

Kohli was praised by many cricketers after he scored his maiden century in this year’s IPL. Legends like Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, AB de Villiers, Suresh Raina and Tom Moody took to their Twitter to appreciate Kohli’s talent.

With this win, RCB has reached the top four in the points table. They have 14 points from 13 games and will play their last group-stage game against Gujarat Titans at their home ground M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday.

We did our best against Virat Kohli: Brian Lara

Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Brian Lara admitted that his team had come up against ‘the best of Virat Kohli’ but found it difficult to explain why they have lost six out of seven home matches, thereby qualifying for the IPL 2023 play-offs. His prospects were dashed. Sunrisers Hyderabad, already out of the tournament, made a decent score of 186 with the help of a brilliant century from Heinrich Klaasen.

But Klaasen’s effort was overshadowed by the former India skipper’s 63-ball 100 and his 172-run opening stand with skipper Faf du Plessis (71) as RCB won by eight wickets with four balls to spare . “Our guys played some brilliant cricket but we were at our best against Virat Kohli, and Faf, who has done a tremendous job for RCB throughout the season. He (Faf) is the current Orange Cap holder, right – so we came up against two world-class players and overall I thought a good effort from the boys,” Lara said after his team’s ninth loss in 13 matches. Because they are at the bottom. 10-team table.

The Southeastern giants could not quite put a finger on why SRH lost six home games, which turned out to be their undoing. “It’s hard to sit here and explain in a broad sense, but just that we’re going to get better, but a record like this – a win in seven (home games) is something you don’t expect but it happens.” Has gone.” Lara said.