Updated On: 27 April, 2024 07:05 AM IST | Hyderabad | IANS
Kohli was quick in the Powerplay, scoring 23 off just 11 deliveries, but he laboured to score his next 28 runs off 32 balls due to some tight overs from T Natarajan and Shahbaz Ahmed

RCB opener Virat Kohli during his 51 against SRH on Thursday. Pic/AFP
Former Australia opener Aaron Finch defended Virat Kohli’s innings after the star Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter scored a 43-ball 51 against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), saying sometimes a set batter’s role is to take the game deeper, which somewhere limits the intent to hit boundaries.
Kohli was quick in the Powerplay, scoring 23 off just 11 deliveries, but he laboured to score his next 28 runs off 32 balls due to some tight overs from T Natarajan and Shahbaz Ahmed.