RCB vs KKR | Twitter reacts asĀ Virat Kohli bows out of RCB captaincy sans IPL trophy
Virat Kohli led RCB to a fourth-place finish in his last season as IPL captain
|Virat Kohli and team didnāt make it an easy sail for Kolkata Knight Riders during their chase of 139, but the two-time champions crossed the line in the last over of IPL 2021 Eliminator on Monday. The four-wicket defeat marked an end to Kohliās long stint as the Royal Challengers Bangalore captain.
Kolkata Knight Riders needed 27 off the last five overs, after pinch hitter Sunil Narine had tonked Daniel Christian for three sixes in the 12th over. However, the seamers brought Royal Challengers Bangalore back in the contest to reduce the equation to 7 off 6.
Harshal Patel rounded off a highly impressive campaign with 2/19, which took his IPL 2021 wickets tally to 32, levelling with Dwayne Bravoās record for most wickets in a single edition (2013). Siraj dismissed Narine and Dinesh Karthik in the 18th over and George Garton followed it up with a tight 19th.
However, Shakib Al Hasan struck a crucial boundary off Christian off the first ball of the 20th, and in skipper Eoin Morganās company, took the two-time champions over the line.
Earlier, NarineĀ weaved his magic with the ball, pricing out Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell in an outstanding spell of 4/21, which limited RCB to 138/7.
Kohli captained RCB in 140 matches overall, which is second only to MS Dhoni's tally of 203. The team came closest to winning the title under him in 2016, when they were beaten by David Warner's Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final.
KKR will take on Delhi Capitals in Qualifier 2 at the same venue on Wednesday, October 13.
CHIN UP CHAMP!
Well what a game of cricket that was!
ā Alexandra Hartley (@AlexHartley93)Ā October 11, 2021
Sunil Narineās evening. Heās won that game for KKR!
Gutted forĀ @RCBTweetsĀ being knocked out the tournament in such a close game.
Kohliās last game as captain as well,hold your head high skipš¢
Back stronger next year#KKRvsRCBĀ #ipl2021
RCB OUT!
Rcb out of ipl2021
ā Prashanth (@Prashan56678556)Ā October 11, 2021
KKR won by 4 wickets
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It hurts
It's fell like a small dynamite š§Ø blast in heart it's feels very bad but i won't blame anybody it's our team they will bounce backš¤©ā¤ļøā¤ļø#kkrvsrcbĀ #ipl#viratĀ #abdeĀ #rcbĀ pic.twitter.com/9SXBmYbBmI
END OF KOHLI ERA IN RCB!
It was the last time we saw Kohli donning the captain's hat inĀ #IPL. However he will continue to provide his services to theĀ #RCBĀ team until his last IPL game. His reaction in post match presentation:#KohliĀ #RCBvKKRĀ #KKRvsRCBĀ pic.twitter.com/HuZZK8vYN4
ā All About Cricket (@AllAboutCricke8)Ā October 11, 2021
GOAT!
#GOAT
ā Madhav Sharma (@madhavsharmaaa)Ā October 11, 2021
ThanksĀ @imVkohliĀ for giving lovely Memories asĀ @RCBTweetsĀ Captain
Miss you so much as RCB Captain š#WeAreChallengersĀ pic.twitter.com/sUkXZDidgB
DISHEARTENING!
Very disheartening to see thatĀ @imVkohliĀ end his era in IPL without ANY TROPHY
ā Manish Gupta (@manishgupta0117)Ā October 11, 2021
2016 WAS BEST CHANCE#viratkholiĀ thanks for Ipl captaincy
Now looking forward to your performance as a player.
WHY GOD?
The day when i realized..
ā ą¤°ą„ą¤Æą¤² ą¤°. ą¤µą¤æ. ą¤®ą¤¾ą¤¹ą„ą¤°ą¤æą¤Æą¤¾ Royal R. V. Mahoriyaš®š³ā¤š¦šæ (@RRV_Mahoriya)Ā October 11, 2021
Hard work is not always important, sometimes luck is equally important...š
Verna duniya ka sabse mahan batter bina trophy ke nhi rehta...
Why God why, you are so unfair for this man....š„²#RCBvsKKRĀ #IPL2021Ā #ViratKohliĀ pic.twitter.com/3KNx5jWrFF
END OF AN ERA!
THE END OF AN ERA ! ā£ļøĀ @imVkohli#IPL2021
ā š °ļøLĆK š °ļø@Ā®@V š (@alok_aarav14)Ā October 11, 2021
#RCBvKKRĀ pic.twitter.com/HuP6LB4Vlc
MEMORIES!
Thereāll always be IPL 2016.Ā @imVkohliĀ #RCB
ā Sohini (@Mittermaniac)Ā October 11, 2021
Runs : 973
Innings : 16
Average: 81.08
Strike rate: 138.70
Fifty : 7
Hundred: 4
Fours : 83
Sixes : 36
MOM: 5
MOT : ā
Orange Cap: š§”Ā pic.twitter.com/JOqpniPi3B
ADIOS SKIP!
No matter what King will remain King! Adios skipĀ @imVkohliĀ š! Would have love to see him lift the cup ! Best wishes for theĀ #T20WorldCup2021Ā get this cup and sign off on a great note ! šš„š„#LegendĀ #IPL2O21Ā #KKRvRCBĀ #KingKohli
ā Pinkal Vachhani (@pinkal08)Ā October 11, 2021
THANK YOU!
So, this was his last match asĀ #RCBĀ captain....
ā ćæ@ą¤°ą„ą¤¤ą¤æą¤ą„ą¤Æ š¤š© (@ImKarteekey)Ā October 11, 2021
Thank u for all the entertainment & memories Champšā¤ļø
Trophy, No Trophy.....Doesn't matter in the end for me.... Fan hu & hmesa rhunga š Will support u always no matter whatš@imVkohli#ViratKohliĀ ā¤ļøĀ pic.twitter.com/cjaSYDKJxk
YOU DESERVE BETTER!
Thank youĀ @imVkohliĀ for everything you have doneā¤ļø You deserve better šĀ #viratkholiĀ pic.twitter.com/44pFakyTxH
ā Gokul Ravi (@gokulravi06)Ā October 11, 2021
