[Watch] When Virat Kohli revealed a hilarious tale of Rishabh Pant trying to sledge him during the IPL
Even since the inception of the IPL, Indian cricketers have got used to facing their teammates as opponents. Almost all the big names in Indian cricket feature in the IPL for various franchises. Over the years, there have been some ugly exchanges between Indian players from different camps in the T20 league and some funny ones as well.
A couple of years ago, Royal Challengers Bangalore star batter Virat Kohli revealed a hilarious incident of how Delhi Capitals' Rishabt Pant tried to sledge him during an IPL game and also recalled the cheeky banter that followed.
Kohli opened up on the funny incident during an appearance with football legend Sunil Chhetri on a special show on Star Sports. The 35-year-old said that Pant was chirping from behind the stumps and trying to distract him.
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"This was 2017, so we were seventh and Delhi was eighth and both the teams were playing their last game. So Rishabh was going at me, 'chalo chalo, pressure mein hain' (Let's go, he's under pressure). I looked at him and laughed," Kohli recalled about the amusing incident.
He continued:
"I said, 'tu kya kar raha hai?' (What are you doing?). So he's telling me, 'bhai bolna toh padega hi, out kaise karenge warna?' (I have to say it, otherwise how will we get you out?). I told him, the bowlers who are bowling must have the belief that they can get me out," the RCB star continued.
"Then he said, 'baat toh sahi hai, lekin main toh karunga' (You are right, but I will still do it). I said okay, one day you will be in the (same) change room. Where will you run then?," Kohli added, while concluding the funny tale.
Delhi Capitals finished sixth in IPL 2017 (out of eight teams). They played 14 matches, winning six and losing eight. Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bengaluru finished in last place, winning only three matches and losing 10. One of their games ended in a no result.
Kohli and Pant's IPL records
Kohli is the leading run-getter in the history of the Indian Premier League. In 252 matches for RCB, he has amassed 8004 runs at an average of 38.66 and a strike rate of, 131.97, with eight hundreds and 55 fifties.
As for Pant, he has represented Delhi Capitals in 111 matches and has smashed 3284 runs at an average of 35.31 and a strike rate of 148.93, with one hundred and 18 half-centuries.