Netizens expressed their appreciation and applause after Virat Kohli’s 105* off 60 balls took Royal Challengers Bangalore to their win against Kolkata Knight Riders. Kolkata Knight Riders locked horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore in a much-anticipated clash of a ‘must-win game’ on May 13th at Raipur.
Although KKR was sent to bat first in a rain-stricken match, KKR put up a total of 192 thanks to Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s blistering knock of 71 in 49 balls and Rinku Singh’s quick cameo of 49 in 29 balls. Coming down to bat, RCB has excelled in the chase with only Bethel falling inside the powerplay, but Virat Kohli cemented his place in the run chase. Although Devdutt Padikkal played a fine innings, the chase has Virat Kohli written all over it. The chase master never disappoints, and after his two consecutive ducks, this has been an answer to cynics.
Netizens couldn’t hold back acknowledging the fact that Virat Kohli is the ‘ultimate chase master’. They said that he is still relevant and will always be. Some Netizens said there have been nineteen IPL seasons and several players coming and going, but Kohli always remained the same, still carrying his team to victory.
🚨 MOST HUNDREDS BY INDIAN BATTERS IN T20 HISTORY 🚨 Virat Kohli - 10* Abhishek Sharma - 9 pic.twitter.com/IOULhHaom6
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 13, 2026
Another 600+run season for Virat Kohli on the cards. A century is a nice way to warm-up for the bigger games ahead. After two ducks in a row, his first run of the day saw a bigger celebration than when he completed his century.
— Rahul Rawat (@rawatrahul9) May 13, 2026
Is it a good news or cause of concern that Virat Kohli at 37 still has to carry the entire batting of RCB?
— Rajiv (@Rajiv1841) May 13, 2026
🚨 HISTORY BY VIRAT KOHLI 🚨 Virat Kohli becomes the first Indian batter to complete 14,000 runs in T20 History. 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/gvJ0kW6RLc
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 13, 2026
‘I am very happy with this century’, says Virat Kohli in his post-match interview
No doubt on King Kohli being who he is, but there have always been enough doubts and questions on his form, and he has reverted with his willow, answering each of them with his comeback innings. Today has been such a day when, after two back-to-back ducks, Kohli didn’t even hold back to celebrate his first run of the innings. After this remarkable chase and innings once more in IPL, Virat Kohli was seen thanking god and expressing in a post-match interview that he is so happy with the century and happy his contributions could help the team.
“I’m really feeling very happy after scoring a hundred runs and helping the team win. In the previous two matches, I was unfortunately out for zero. Today, I came with the mindset that first I would at least score one run, and then build my innings step by step. As I kept batting, everything fell into place, and I’m very happy that I could help the team win. At the same time, we have more or less secured qualification for the top four. We want to continue playing like this, and we aim to win the IPL trophy,” said Kohli in a post-match interview.
RCB is now at the top of the points table with 16 points and a positive NRR on the verge of IPL 2026 Playoff qualification.
