Virat Kohli and KL Rahul had a heated altercation during the IPL 2025 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Delhi Capitals (DC). The match was played on Sunday, April 27 at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium.
The batting team DC began their innings after losing the toss and reached 162 runs through eight wicket losses while playing 20 overs thanks to KL Rahul’s 41 runs and Tristan Stubbs’ 34 and Abishek Porel’s 28. Four overs later RCB found themselves in trouble at 26/3.
Virat Kohli (51) then stabilized their innings by forming a 119-run match-winning partnership with Krunal Pandya (73*). During the partnership, Kohli and DC wicket-keeper KL Rahul appeared to be at odds and engaged into a violent dispute.
Watch the video below to see their conversation:
Things are heating up in Delhi! 🔥#ViratKohli and #KLRahul exchange a few words in this nail-biting match between #DC and #RCB. 💪
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— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) April 27, 2025Tim David completed the formalities with a cameo of 19* (5), leading his team over the line in the last over. Due to his 73* and one wicket, Krunal Pandya was declared Player of the Match.
Krunal Pandya Credits Kohli’s Support for His Stellar Knock in DC vs RCB IPL 2025
Krunal Pandya acknowledged his happiness at playing his job properly for his team during the post-match presentation. Krunal remarked after considering the victory and his knock:
“It is always good to get the result. You put in the hard work behind the scenes. It is great when it comes off. My role was clear. I was told to go out there and stitch a partnership. We had power-hitters like David, Shepherd and Jitesh still to come.”
Krunal Pandya
“Happy that I was able to fulfill my role. Virat Kohli being at the other end does help. For the first 20 balls, I was a bit scratchy. But Virat kept telling me it will come off. This year, I have worked on my bowling a lot. It is working in my favour.”
Krunal Pandya
On Saturday, May 3, RCB will play the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their forthcoming IPL 2025 encounter in Bengaluru’s M.Chinnaswamy Stadium.
