28 April,2026 12:04 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Krunal Pandya (Pic: X/@RCBTweets)
In the IPL 2026 match against Delhi Capitals (DC), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) emerged victorious by nine wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
During the match, RCB stalwart Virat Kohli played a knock of an unbeaten 23 runs off 15 deliveries, laced with a boundary and two maximums.
With this, he scripted history by becoming the first batsman in the history of the tournament to reach the feat of completing 9000 runs.
Speaking about Kohli's achievement, RCB's star all-rounder Krunal Pandya said that he has been one of the greatest to play the sport, and his achievements have been unbelievable.
"Virat Kohli has been one of the greatest who has played. The achievements he has had over the last 15-20 years have been unbelievable. To have that sort of consistency and the hunger he has is remarkable," he said during the post-match press conference.
"He has changed the way people see the sport from a fitness point of view. He has been the flagbearer of how the fitness culture has come in India," added Krunal.
The all-rounder is also hopeful of the right-handed batsman continuing his rich vein of form, which helps the team secure more victories.
"When you achieve a milestone, you get satisfaction that the effort you have put in is paying off. Everyone who works hard wants to see that result. He has achieved so much in his career. I have not asked him yet how he feels about 9,000 runs, but I hope he continues like this, wins us more matches and gives everyone happiness," the 35-year-old cricketer signed off.
After securing a humongous victory over the Capitals, Bengaluru's favourite men will now gear up to lock horns with the Gujarat Titans (GT) on April 30 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Josh Hazlewood, Swapnil Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy, Krunal Pandya, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Venkatesh Iyer, Phil Salt (WK), Rajat Patidar (C), Nuwan Thushara, Romario Shepherd, Tim David, Devdutt Padikkal, Yash Dayal, Rasikh Salam, Jordan Cox, Jacob Bethell, Vicky Ostwal, Mangesh Yadav, Suyash Sharma, Vihaan Malhotra, Abhinandan Singh, Kanishk Chouhan, Satvik Deswal.
Gujarat Titans: Ishant Sharma, Jos Buttler (WK), Jason Holder, Jayant Yadav, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Tewatia, Luke Wood, Shahrukh Khan, Glenn Phillips, Prasidh Krishna, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Sai Kishore, Shubman Gill (C), Tom Banton (WK), Yarra Raj, Anuj Rawat, Sai Sudharsan, Manav Suthar, Kumar Kushagra (WK), Arshad Khan, Nishant Sandhu, Gurnoor Brar, Ashok Sharma.
(With ANI Inputs)
