IPL 2022: Virat Kohli's old tweet for Rohit Sharma resurfaces as MI help RCB reach playoffs

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter Virat Kohli was elated after the five-time champions Mumbai Indians beat the Delhi Capitals (DC) in their final group stage encounter and ensured that the Red Army get a ticket to the IPL playoffs. It must be noted that MI victory was essential for RCB to go through the playoffs.

As MI completed a victory over the strong-looking Capitals side, a “thank you” tweet from former RCB skipper Kohli to Rohit Sharma resurfaced on Twitter. For context, the 33-year-old had replied to his national teammate for wishing him on his birthday back in 2019 on Twitter.

The Tweet is from November 2019

Thanks Rohit

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) November 6, 2019

Nevertheless, the former RCB skipper did write on Twitter as MI kept RCB alive in the competition.

✈️ Kolkata @mipaltan 🤝 @RCBTweets

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) May 21, 2022

Talking about the match between MI and DC, Rohit won the toss and opted to have a field first. The MI bowlers got some success early on as they dismissed the Australian duo of David Warner and Mitchell Marsh within first four overs. Things went bad to worse for the Capitals as they also lost their other opener Prithvi Shaw soon.

However, a decent partnership between skipper Rishabh Pant and Rovman Powell ensured that DC did not bog down under pressure. Some late blitz by all-rounder Axar Patel ensured that they posted a competitive 159 in their allotted 20 overs.

Chasing 160 to win, Rohit’s bad campaign ended as he managed to score just two runs and used up 13 deliveries. However, his partner Ishan Kishan was going all guns blazing as he scored a vital 48 in just 35 balls. Young South African batter Dewald Brevis also played a handy knock of 37 runs. However, the superb batting effort from foreign batter Tim David and young batter Tilak Varma sealed the game for the Men in Blue and Gold.

The Red Army will now face the new entrants Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in their playoff match slated to be played at the iconic Eden Gardens, Kolkata.