'Thought first ball is trial' - Twitter overflows as Virat Kohli gets dismissed for golden duck during RCB vs RR clash

Trent Boult got the better of Kohli at M. Chinnaswamy.

Published - 23 Apr 2023, 16:19 IST | Updated - 23 Apr 2023, 16:17 IST

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Flamboyant Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter Virat Kohli was sent packing by Rajasthan Royals (RR) speedster Trent Boult for a first-ball duck during the clash. Notably, the two franchises have locked horns at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday, April 23.

Sanju Samson, the skipper of the Royals, won the toss and elected to field first. Notably, Kohli shouldered the responsibility of leading the side for the second game in a row. Additionally, the stand-in captain made his return as the leader of the franchise at home after a gap of 1,450 days.

Playing against the Royals, RCB donned the green outfit in support of the ‘Go Green initiative. Speaking about the match, Trent Boult snapped a wicket on the very first ball of the contest as he sent Kohli packing for a nought.

Boult pitched it up and got some movement to swing it in to trap Kohli for a first-ball duck. In doing so, the left-arm seamer claimed his 100^th wicket in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Impressively, Boult also recorded the most wickets taken in the first over in the IPL since the start of 2020 in the match against GT on Sunday, April 16.

The Royals pacer tops the charts with a humongous 21 wickets in the first over in the league. On the other hand, Boult leads the list by a huge margin as the second-best by any bowler is five wickets.

For the uninitiated, Kohli registered a first-ball duck in the 2022 season against Sunrisers Hyderabad (match 54), donning the Green jersey. Prior to this, Kohli registered four half-centuries in six outings and collected 279 runs under his belt.

Speaking about their campaign thus far, RCB are placed sixth in the points table, with three wins and as many losses. The side emerged victorious in their last outing against Punjab Kings, comfortably winning the tie by 24 runs.

Here is how Twitter reacted as Kohli was dismissed against RR-

CricTracker@Cricketracker

23rd April - A day to forget for Virat Kohli. 📸: IPL #ViratKohli #TrentBoult #RCBvsRR

04:08 PM · Apr 23, 2023

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Rajasthan Royals

@rajasthanroyals

Boulty's 100th IPL wicket - Virat Kohli. ⚡

03:45 PM · Apr 23, 2023

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Vishal@SportyVishaI

0(1) is anyday better than 1(10) at chinnaswamy stadium 😭😭 Well played Virat kohli

04:00 PM · Apr 23, 2023

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Daily Dose Of Cricketing Shots.@IncredibleSixes

Boult striking in the Powerplay is The Worst Nightmare For Fans !! #RCBvsRR

04:10 PM · Apr 23, 2023

AayuSh@aayush_yaaaar

1 min into the match and…. #RCBGoGreen #IPL2023 #viratkholi #rcb

03:34 PM · Apr 23, 2023

Prabhu Viratian @imprabhu_1195

Virat Kohli registers back to back golden ducks in the green jersey #viratkholi #RCBvsRR

03:48 PM · Apr 23, 2023

Vikash@whokobi

Time traveller moves a chair & …. #RCBvRR #TATAIPL #viratkholi

04:01 PM · Apr 23, 2023

Amey@itzamey19

In June after world test championship, BCCI should organise a special camp for Indian batters where they only have to face left arm swing/pace bowling in slightly overcast conditions with white ball. That’ll be the best way to prepare for world cup.#RCBGoGreen #viratkholi #Kohli

03:37 PM · Apr 23, 2023

Rishabh Jain@searchrishabh

Just like millions of other Indian kids, Kohli thought the first ball is a trial ball. #IPL2023 #rcbvsrr #viratkholi

03:36 PM · Apr 23, 2023

SANKETH PHOTOGRAPHY 🇺🇦@sanketh_kr

Green is a unlucky colour for #viratkholi . His form always goes for a toss. #greenrcb 🥲#IPL2023

03:34 PM · Apr 23, 2023

cricket chronicles 🏏🏏@kartike48655021

Dil ke Arman aasuo mein beh gye 😀 #viratkholi #ViratKohli𓃵 #rcbvsrr #RoyalFamily

03:32 PM · Apr 23, 2023

Shahzad khan 🇮🇳@imshahzadkhan93

Virat Kohli in Green jersey games: 2022: Dismissed first ball of the match by J Suchitch 2023: Dismissed first ball of the match by Trent Boult. #ViratKohli #Rrvsrcb

04:11 PM · Apr 23, 2023

KARTHIK DP

@dp_karthik

#ViratKohli getting out on the first ball on 23rd April 😅😃😂 This is the third time !!! 23rd April 2017 Vs KKR - 0(1) 23rd April 2022 Vs SRH -0(1) 23rd April 2023 Vs RR -0(1)