MI vs RCB: Virat Kohli rewinds the clock and guides RCB to 8 wicket win, Twitter reacts

MI vs RCB: Faf Du Plessis' Royal Challengers Bangalore were taking on five-time IPL (Indian Premier League) champions Mumbai Indians at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. This was the opening game for both of these iconic teams but as of now it seems that it only went one way, Virat Kohli's way. The former Royal Challengers Bangalore and team India skipper had faced a horrid time last year in the league, but it seems as if all of it has changed suddenly and Kohli has found his best touch yet again. Be it his bat flow, quick singles, short-arm jabs, or hitting through the line of the ball, the run machine displayed everything that makes him a modern-day great.

Mumbai Indians were rattled by the bowlers of Royal Challengers Bangalore, but somehow their superstar in the making, Tilak Varma rescued them off his own bat as he scored 84* off 46 and propelled MI's score to 171 at the end of 20 overs. Little did Verma know that Kohli will take things over and stamp his domination straightaway, on the league and the game.

Royal Challengers Bangalore are yet to win their maiden IPL crown and over the years have depended on their former skipper. Virat Kohli has started proceedings in style and this knock will be nothing else but a huge confidence booster for both Kohli and RCB. In a whirlwind kind of a knock, Kohli scored 82* off 49 deliveries. In the process, the former RCB skipper hit 6 boundaries and 5 sixes. Kohli registered a strike rate of 167.35.

Here's how the netizens reacted to the Virat knock:

This picture says a lot what Kohli has done to Archer#TATAIPL2023 #RCBvsMI #RCBvMI #IPL2023 #RajasthanRoyals #MIvRCB #IPL23 #SRHvsRR #MIvsRCB #TilakVarma #SanjuSamson #OrangeArmy #yuzvendrachahal #IPLonJioCinema #CSKvsLSG #JosButtler #MumbaiIndians #RRvsSRH #ViratKohli𓃵 pic.twitter.com/1qVwgdVlKB

— Sumit Mukherjee (@Who_Sumit) April 2, 2023

King #ViratKohli𓃵 finishes off in style. #RCBvMIpic.twitter.com/0iS0jdRNda

— Mayur (@133_AT_Hobart) April 2, 2023

Virat Kohli scored 82* vs Mumbai Indians as a tribute to his masterclass of 82* against Pakistan in T20 WC 2022 😉#RCBvMI | #ViratKohli𓃵 pic.twitter.com/zf6wrY45zt

— Kriti Singh (@kritiitweets) April 2, 2023

Virat kohli and 82* a beautiful love story ❤️ pic.twitter.com/CXDVMqvZ4h

— V I P E R™ (@VIPERoffl) April 2, 2023

Most 50+ scores at SR 150+ in IPL among Indians :-

23 - Virat KOHLI
22 - Rohit Sharma
19 - MS Dhoni
19 - Suresh Raina
18 - Robin Uthappa#RCBvsMI #ViratKohli𓃵

— Cricket StatsMan (@CricketStats47) April 2, 2023

Virat Kohli welcome in RCB dressing room after playing match winning knock. King Kohli roar in IPL 2023🔥#RCBvsMI #ViratKohli𓃵 #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/cREYFLJMFj

— Ashutosh Srivastava 🇮🇳 (@sri_ashutosh08) April 2, 2023

Virat Kohli welcome in RCB dressing room after playing match winning knock. King Kohli roar in IPL 2023🔥#RCBvsMI #ViratKohli𓃵 #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/cREYFLJMFj

— Ashutosh Srivastava 🇮🇳 (@sri_ashutosh08) April 2, 2023

And it has started. Virat Kohli you beauty. Make this season your finest, please ❤️.

— Bhawana (@bhawnakohli5) April 2, 2023

For Mumbai Indians fans and all those friends who wanted RCB to lose 🤣🤣#ViratKohli𓃵 💟#MIvsRCB pic.twitter.com/2ZVgXJ9Dmo

— SaNcHiT PaNdeY_| संचित |_{‏‏سنچت پانڈے} (@SaNcHiT_IND_27) April 2, 2023

#ViratKohli𓃵 #RCBvMI #ViratKohli
Kohli today scored 28 runs against Jofra Archer. The most by a batter ever in a T20 game against him. Virat Kohli makes great bowlers look like ordinary bowlers . pic.twitter.com/h8P89eLMmd

— 👌⭐👑 (@superking1815) April 2, 2023

Mumbai Indians XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Cameron Green, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jofra Archer, Arshad Khan

Royal Challengers Bangalore XI: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Michael Bracewell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Reece Topley, Mohammed Siraj