Virat Kohli Fumes at Boundary Line, Slams Rajat Patidar’s ‘Captaincy’ in Heated Chat with Dinesh Karthik

Virat Kohli Fumes at Boundary Line: After losing to the Delhi Capitals by six wickets, Royal Challengers Bengaluru faltered to their second straight home defeat in the current IPL 2025 season.

With 13 balls remaining, the team captained by Axar Patel managed to chase down 164. RCB had a chance to win the match for the majority of the Delhi Capitals' innings. But KL Rahul and Tristan Stubbs quickly took the game away from the hosts in the closing minutes.

Virat Kohli wasn't happy with how the game played out in the final few overs. A heated and animated conversation between Kohli and Dinesh Karthik was observed at the boundary line during the 15th over of the Delhi Capitals' innings, which was bowled by Suyash Sharma.

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Kohli was seen pointing to the RCB batting coach, perhaps to express his disapproval of captain Rajat Patidar's field arrangements or the way the bowlers were giving up runs. For those who are unaware, the conversation between Karthik and Kohli took place just after Josh Hazlewood gave up 22 runs in the 15th over.

???? VIRAT KOHLI UNLEASHES THE BEAST MODE! ???????? RCB vs DC just got SPICY! ????️

???? Kohli to Patidar: "CAPTAIN WHO?! अभी दिखाता हूं तेरेको, coach ko Jake chugali karta hu????!"

???? Dinesh Karthik: "मैं तो बस अपनी रोटी का जुगाड़ कर रहा हूं’—don’t drag me into this fire!"

⚡ Is Rajat… pic.twitter.com/OgdGc8I07i

— CRICKET 18 LOVER (@Cricket_18_love) April 11, 2025

“This is an animated conversation with the coach Dinesh Karthik. He has to communicate this with captain Rajat Patidar in the middle. Rajat is the captain of this team. Virat Kohli can have a discussion with Dinesh Karthik. Still, he needs to speak to Patidar,” said Aakash Chopra during the Hindi broadcast of the fixture between Delhi Capitals and RCB.

“I think Virat Kohli is speaking about the last over where Josh Hazlewood conceded 22 runs,” said Virender Sehwag.

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Cameras panned to Virat Kohli's defenceless face after Josh Hazlewood gave up 22 runs in the 15th over. He was upset that the bowling wasn't happening according to the pitch and the plans.

Despite the visitors being 58/4 at one point, the pressure was comparatively reduced when Liam Livingstone was added to the bowling attack, bringing the Delhi Capitals back into the game.

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