'Virat Kohli was concerned about a milestone': Simon Doull slams RCB batter's intent

Virat Kohli once became the trending topic on social media after scoring his 46th IPL fifty in the IPL 2023 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants on Monday. But former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull was not impressed by the batter as RCB lost to LSG by one wicket.

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Kohlis started the match in a blistering fashion, scoring 42 off 25 balls by the end of the powerplay. However, he took 10 more balls to get to his fifty. Doull, who was among one of the official commentators for the game, claimed that Kohli seemed more concerned about ‘milestones’ and not for the team, and thus took to a slow approach to reach his half-century.

Accompanied by other commentators in the box, Doull said on-air, “Kohli started off like a train. He was going hammer and tongs as he was playing a lot of shots. From 42 to 50, he took 10 balls. Concerned about a milestone. I don’t think there’s room for that in this game anymore. Just gotta keep going, especially with wickets in hand at that stage. You got to keep going.”