Virat Kohli was seen having an animated chat with Chennai Super Kings pacer Khaleel Ahmed after the CSK vs RCB tie on Friday. RCB clinched a 50-run win at the MA Chidambaram stadium, ending their 17-year wait to beat CSK in their own home ground. Kohli’s chat with Khaleel came after the duo had a stare down during the contest.
What did Kohli tell Khaleel?
Videos of Kohli’s animated conversation with Khaleel went viral on social media. Fans took to X to wonder if the RCB batter had fired a warning to the CSK pacer after their heated moment on the field on Friday.
Virat be lyk – next match chinnaswamy lo kanpadra nuvu kodaka ..
— VARMA (@AjjjuVarma) March 29, 2025
Khaleel ahmed gadiki pant jaripodi odiley pic.twitter.com/MmphDbCUra
Stare-down contest between Khaleel and Kohli
Khaleel Ahmed celebrated an LBW appeal against Virat Kohli, convinced he had dismissed the star batter. However, the umpire disagreed, and CSK opted for a review, only to lose it as Kohli was given not out. Frustrated but determined, Khaleel followed up with a sharp bouncer, which Kohli attempted to pull but failed to connect. This led to an intense stare-down between the two, adding more drama to the contest.
No khaleel no bro
— Naeem (@1eight_18) March 28, 2025pic.twitter.com/krvrVH1FU5
Kohli’s frustrating knock vs CSK
Kohli was far from his fluent best during a 30-ball 31 but he did switch gears after copping a blow on the helmet when he mistimed a shot against Matheesha Pathirana.
That fuelled Kohli to hit the Sri Lankan pacer to the fence a couple of times, but the RCB mainstay never looked in control against Noor Ahmed and ended up smashing him down the leg-side to Rachin Ravindra at deep midwicket. Virat Kohli walked off in sheer frustration, and you could understand why – the Master had just started to get going.
Kohli did not look comfortable at the start of his innings, surviving a testing over from Khaleel Ahmed whose loud appeal for LBW was turned down by the umpire – CSK reviewed but replays showed Kohli was safe.
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