The Aussie managed to pull off the incredible shot, giving a glimpse of his extreme skillful abilities.
RCB all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has joint-most (5) fifty plus scores in IPL 2021 along with KL Rahul.
Glenn Maxwell recorded his 4th fifty-plus score in IPL 2021 and his instrumental knock of 50 runs played a key role for his side to cross that winning line.
While the victory helped RCB retain the number 3 spot in points table, the loss saw Mumbai Indians slipping to the number 7 spot.
While many praised CSK and MS Dhoni for the dominant show at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, others took sly dig at RCB as this was their third loss on the trot in IPL 2021.
Notably, Bangalore had a horror resumption of their campaign as they were bowled out for just 92 against Kolkata Knight Riders in their first game of the UAE leg of IPL 2021.
KKR won this game with 60 balls to spare which remains to be the largest margin of win for them (by balls left).
ABD surprisingly got out on a golden duck against Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday. Meanwhile, Bharat also struggled as he scored only 16 runs off 19 deliveries.
Kohli’s childhood coach Raj Kumar Sharma confirmed that the 32-year-old had been thinking about taking this step for some time now.
Virat Kohli has amassed a mammoth 6076 runs from the 199 games he has played in the IPL so far.
The decision comes only a few days after Kohli announced that he will give up Team India’s T20I captaincy after 2021 T20 World Cup.
The two teams have already met once in this season of the tournament in April and at that time it was the Virat Kohli-led side that had emerged victorious by 38 runs.
There will be high expectations from Maxwell going into the second leg of IPL 2021 as he was in sublime form during the first leg.
Mohammad Azharudden also chipped in with a crucial 66.
With 10 points from seven matches before the season got suspended, Bangalore have given themselves a good chance of reaching the Playoffs.
The former Proteas captain felt nice about reuniting with his RCB teammates after the first half of IPL 2021 came to an abrupt end in May due to the COVID-19 cases in India.
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli said the replacement players coming in have great skill-sets.
As soon as the admins came to know about it, they got to work and recovered the account within a few hours.
RCB looked pretty good in the first half of IPL 2021 as they registered wins in 5 of the 7 matches they played. Consequently, they find themselves placed third on the points tally.
Two more teams are likely to be added to the IPL roster which will make it a 10-team competition in 2022.
During the match between CSK and RCB, Janine showed her professionalism as she celebrated the wicket of his brother.
Chahal failed to make much impact with the ball this time during the IPL 2021 as he scalped 4 wickets from 7 matches played.
While the Kerala batsman could not make it to the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s first XI, his biggest take away would undoubtedly be sharing the change room with the India skipper.
RCB have 2 world-class batsmen in their ranks in form of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers.
Here is an attempt to list the top-5 best knocks from the now-suspended tournament which saw several good innings.
In addition to wearing the jersey, RCB will also auction all the signed player jerseys from this game to raise money for supporting healthcare infrastructure related to oxygen support.
Dan Christian reportedly said that RCB skipper Virat Kohli only attends half of the meetings that are away from the field
The 26th match between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is all set to take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Notably, Adam Zampa did not feature in a single game this season for Royal Challengers Bangalore after being bought for Rs. 1.5 crore.
The fans were really astonished after seeing the series of events at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Not long after the setback, they have roped in a replacement for Kane Richardson.
Earlier, Rajasthan Royals fast bowler Andrew Tye had flown back home from IPL 2021 due to personal reasons.
Ravindra Jadeja equaled the record of Chris Gayle by hitting 36 runs off the over against Harshal Patel with the bat.
In-form Glenn Maxwell needs 1 more six to record 100 sixes while Shardul Thakur needs 1 more wicket to register 50 wickets in IPL.
Chahal also took two good catches against Rajasthan but was was ignored for the post-match prize, which is given for the best fielding effort during the match.
Kohli revealed in the post-match presentation that Padikkal was more interested in keeping RCB’s unbeaten run intact, rather than sealing his century.
The video has now gone viral on social media as fans across various platforms are sharing the video and picture of Kohli’s gestures.
Ian Bishop, who was the presenter, was also left confused and could not understand what was happening.
Kohli and Co. will be up against the Sanju Samson led Rajasthan Royals later today.
Courtesy AB’s innings of an unbeaten 76 from 34 deliveries, Bangalore not only went on to win their match but made their best start in IPL history, clinching wins in their first three matches.
RCB defeated KKR on Sunday to take the top spot in points table and they are the only team to remain unbeaten in this IPL 2021
With the likes of AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell in the batting order, Allen may have to wait for his turn in the RCB XI.
RCB won their second consecutive game, defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by 6 runs on Wednesday.
Just when SRH needed to maintain their composure against Ahmed, Abdul Samad struck the ball in the air on the last delivery to give Shahbaz the third wicket of the over.
Ahead of RCB’s second game, Mike Hesson revealed that star opener “will be considered” and is “most likely to play”.
On the second delivery of the 15th over, the 27-year-old smashed the ball straight at the bowler who tried to catch before ducking out of the way.
Although, Mumbai Indians are the favourites going into this game, can Virat Kohli & Co. turn the fortunes in favour of RCB.
RCB opener Devdutt Padikkal and Australian all-rounder Daniel Sams will be missing the opening game for the Bangalore-based side.
Among millions of fans of the Virat Kohli-led side, it is a Jamaican legend whose show of affection towards Bangalore and its star players Kohli and AB de Villiers is breaking the internet.
This is not the first case of COVID-19 among IPL teams as earlier the likes of Nitish Rana, Axar Patel and RCB’s Devdutt Padikkal had contracted the infection.
Post his heroics in the two practice matches, the 27-year-old could be set to make his IPL debut against Mumbai Indians on April 9.
With two key players set to miss the season opener, RCB might have two debutants in their side on April 9.
Kiwi all-rounder James Neesham humorously replied to a tweet of Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell when he tried to take a dig at Neesham for bowling an expensive over in the third T20I.
The major rule which will impact all the matches of the tournament has to be the 90 minutes per inning rule.
Royal Challengers Bangalore finished fourth in the league stage in the thirteenth edition of IPL.
In this article, we list down 5 things which we might be witnessing for the last time in IPL 2021.
It remains to be seen whether his injury would have an impact on his availability for RCB in the upcoming IPL 2021.
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The arrival date of star overseas duo of AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell to India has also been confirmed.
Virat Kohli plans to open the batting for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL as he prepares for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup.
Let us look at some of the numbers and stats of Royal Challengers Bangalore.
With AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kyle Jamieson in the side, skipper Virat Kohli will be hopeful of clinching a maiden IPL title for RCB in 2021.
The video was shared by the South African cricketer and has already garnered 1.3 million views at the time of writing this article.
The Universe Boss came close to achieving the remarkable feat in IPL 2012 when he smashed leg-spinner Rahul Sharma for 5 sixes in an over.
The 37-year-old, who has made 97 appearances in IPL, stated that the league has been nothing short of amazing in his career.
Steyn, who was part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise in IPL 2020, had informed the franchise that he would not be available for this year’s tournament.
Former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer has been known for his hilarious memes. Jaffer came up with one more as New Zealand locked horns with Australia in the first T20I at the Hagley Oval.
The swashbuckling wicket-keeper batsman from Kerala will be plying his trade for RCB in IPL 2021. He couldn’t be more excited to share the dressing room with the likes of Virat Kohli and ABD Villiers and became super-emotional at Virat Kohli’s personal message for him.
Both the players share a bit of a rivalry with Maxwell looking to dominate Chahal but the latter managing to outfox him with flight and turn.
The Australian cricketer, who had expressed his desire to play alongside Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, has joined RCB for the IPL 2021 season. RCB beat KKR and CSK in the Auction battle to sign the explosive all-rounder.
Gautam Gambhir, who himself has played in 11 seasons of the cash-rich IPL, said that RCB needs someone to lessen the burden on ace RCB players Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers.
RCB still remains one of the only 3 teams to never lift the IPL trophy.