Aakash Chopra's Prediction (Source: @Abhinav_hariom/x.com, @cricketaakash/x.com)
As the IPL is on its tail end, fans are watching a thrilling clash between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and the Sunrisers Hyderabad. After the SRH batters put on a massive total on the board. RCB looked promising on the chase.
Kohli looked in great form but was once again dismissed by a spinner. The twist came as Aakash Chopra had predicted this very outcome before it happened.
Aakash Chopra Becomes Time Traveller
Chasing a daunting 232, RCB got off to a solid start with the Chase Master, Virat Kohli was in sublime touch. He lit up the powerplay with some classic strokes, but his spin woes returned in the 7th over. Harsh Dubey’s smart delivery drew a mistimed slice to backward point, and Abhishek Sharma made no mistake.
As it added as another struggle of Virat Kohli against left-arm spinners, but the real twist came in another way. Former Indian batter Aakash Chopra predicted it minutes before the incident took place. A few moments before, he wrote “Wicket for Dubey??” on his social media handle.
Within just a few minutes, Kohli walked away. After King’s dismissal, he came up with another tweet, taking a sly dig at Kohli’s struggle. On his social media handle, he wrote, “Ouch. Was expecting Salt to fall but then…time to turn off the comments.” That sparked a buzz among the fans.
RCB’s Aim For Top 2 Spot
After qualifying for the playoffs, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru is now eyeing the top 2 spot. RCB’s bowlers found no answers to SRH’s explosive batting, as the Hyderabad batters unleashed a storm and piled up a daunting 231-run total, putting RCB on the back foot early in the contest.
RCB kicked off their chase with a solid 80-run stand between Phil Salt and Virat Kohli, setting the tone early. After Kohli walked away on 43, Salt scored a crucial half-century and played an innings of 62 runs in 32 balls. Despite Mayank Agarwal falling cheaply, RCB batters are trying hard, steering the innings confidently as RCB eyes a thrilling finish.