IPL 2024: A heartwarming gesture from Virat Kohli for Rinku Singh
Xtra Time Web Desk: After the clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on 29 March, RCB star batter Virat Kohli presented his bat to KKR's star finisher Rinku Singh. RCB suffered a significant defeat against Shreyas Iyer-led KKR, losing by seven wickets. This marked KKR's sixth consecutive triumph at RCB's home ground, showcasing their continued dominance.
KKR uploaded a delightful post after the match, on their social media account ‘X’ and captioned: ‘The bond we love to see!’. The post featured Kohli and Rinku, in which the latter received a special bat from Indian batting maestro. They also shared a warm hug later.
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Later this incident, Rinku took to his Instagram handled and shared a story of KKR. He also expressed gratitude for his special gift. He wrote to Kohli, ‘thank you for the advice bhaiya and also for the bat’.
The Bengaluru franchise also uploaded a video after the match which featuring the RCB and KKR players interacting with each other.
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