RCB vs MI: Faf du Plessis, Mohammed Siraj run for cover amid Virat Kohli hailstorm -WATCH

RCB vs MI: Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on Mumbai Indians in ir first match of IPL 2023 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. match will be played on April 2, 2023, and both teams have begun ir preparations for same. Ahead of match RCB batting sensation Virat Kohli was also seen batting hard in RCB nets and team players were seen mesmerized by his batting. 

Former RCB captain Virat Kohli has been one of top performers for Royal Challengers Bangalore over years and also was ir highest run scorer in 2016 season of Indian Premier League. Virat smashed 973 runs in that season and was also Most Valuable Player in that edition of tournament. 

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MI vs RCB 2023: Faf and Siraj duck for cover as Kohli's bats; Watch

Ahead of MI vs RCB match, Virat Kohli was seen hitting shots while batting at RCB nets. Team captain Faf du Plessis and Mohammed Siraj were so mesmerized by seeing his shots that y had to run away and search for cover. 

Royal Challengers Bangalore till w have t been able to win a single Indian Premier League title and would look to end ir drought of IPL title this year. 

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Royal Challengers Bangalore have a pretty good-looking squad as y have likes of Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Harshal Patel, and Mohammed Siraj. bowling has been one of real strengths for RCB in previous seasons and ahead of match against MI, bowlers can once again prove to be decisive for Bangalore-based franchise. 

Mumbai Indians on or hand under leadership of Rohit Sharma will be looking to win ir sixth Indian Premier League title after poor performances in last two seasons. 

Mumbai will be playing in absence of Jasprit Bumrah and Jofra Archer will be leading attack. Or than Archer, Suryakumar Yadav will also have a lot of responsibility ahead of match against RCB.