Virat Kohli would be fired up just looking at KKR dugout: Varun Aaron

RCB and KKR are all set to clash in match 10 of IPL 2024 at Chinnaswamy Stadium and ahead of the match, former India cricketer Varun Aaron is excited to see the match up outisde boundary line between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir.

Speaking exclusively to Star Sports on Cricket Live, former India cricketer Varun Aaron spoke on how charged up Virat Kohli would be for the match against KKR, he said “I'm looking forward to the match up outside the boundary line. Gautam Gambhir is going to be at the boundary line right beside the RCB dugout, don't know what's going to happen there, I think, you know how Virat is, he likes to have some fire all the time, and if he just looks at the KKR dugout, he's just going to be fired up."

Steve Smith also expressed his excitement for the RCB vs KKR match, he said "Yeah, that's a nice battle to look for. The rivalry is not going to be any different. I'm looking forward to it. Virat was outstanding last game, he showed some real ominous signs, and I'm looking forward to that contest tomorrow.”

Steve Smith spoke on the maturity shown by Riyan Parag in his innings last night, he said "Yeah, I think he's matured a lot, and I think just the way the innings was constructed, he took the pressure off early by just knocking it around, playing really smart cricket, building a few partnerships after the loss of 3 wickets. And then just set a really strong foundation to go hard at the back end, and when he decided to pull the trigger, he did it to effect and connected with the middle of the bat consistently, getting them up to 185. Just getting back to that last over, if they had only given 10 runs it would be a completely different story. The ability to chip one of the best bowlers in the world out of the park changed the whole complexion of the game.”

Steve Smith also commented on Nandre Burger’s performance, where he took two wickets in quick succession, he said "Yeah, it was a big performance and Mitch Marsh was looking in ominous touch, striking very heavily, and you know how dangerous he is as a player. So yeah, he came in and bowled at some really good pace, good aggression which led to those two wickets which enabled the spinners to come on after that, put a bit of pressure and squeeze the middle overs.”