In the 27th match of the IPL 2023 season, played between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore, Punjab Kings won the toss and chose to bowl first, meaning Royal Challengers Bangalore would bat first. When the captains of Punjab and Bangalore came onto the field for the toss, fans of both teams were surprised. They could not believe what had happened, an incident that would please RCB fans.
Virat Kohli Captains RCB Against Punjab Kings
Sam Curran represented Punjab Kings at the time of the toss, which was not too shocking for the fans of Punjab Kings, as he had captained in the previous match as well. However, the moment of surprise, as well as thrill, remained for RCB fans as Virat Kohli came for the toss, instead of Faf du Plessis from the RCB side. Seeing Virat Kohli captaining RCB knew no bounds, and the fans were overjoyed.
At the time of the toss, Murali Karthik asked Virat Kohli about the captaincy, to which he replied,
“Faf du Plessis is injured, and he will have problems in fielding. So, I am captaining Bangalore in this match. Faf will play as an impact player.”
Whatever the reason for Faf not captaining, Virat Kohli’s captaincy of RCB is probably a bigger pleasure for the fans than the result of the match. That is the reason why fans are fervently giving feedback on Twitter
