Watch - Virat Kohli Bullies Sai Sudharsan With Brutal Sledge After Shubman Gill’s Wicket

Virat Kohli Sledges Sai Sudharsan - (Source: ScreenGrab/X.com)

RCB have got off to a brilliant start in IPL 2026 final as the Rajat Patidar-led side got rid of the dangerous opening duo of Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan within the powerplay. The prolific duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood were again at their finest at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

Shubman Gill was the first to depart as he looked to take on Josh Hazlewood, but a top-edge landed safely in captain Rajat Patidar’s hand. The entire camp was elated, but Virat Kohli was slightly more animated, which he usually is.

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After Shubman Gill’s face, Virat Kohli ran across the pitch and roared like a lion as soon as he passed Shubman Gill, who was dejected and walking back to the pavilion. The moment caught everyone’s attention and quickly went viral on the internet.

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It was not all, but Virat Kohli also sledged Sai Sudharsan after the fall of the first wicket, as RCB knew getting the GT opener out was of paramount interest in the match. 

Virat Kohli Sledges Sai Sudharsan After GT's Initial Struggle

Notably, after Gill’s wicket, Josh Hazlewood returned for his second over, where Virat Kohli approached Sudharsan after every ball, and the stump mic caught an interesting conversation. 

On the 4th ball of the 4th over, Sai Sudharsan looked to hook a short-pitched delivery, but couldn’t time it well, and once again, the bat nearly slipped out of his hand. It is when Virat Kohli was heard saying that Sai is scared after the first wicket, and there is a lot of pressure on the GT opener.

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Interestingly, Kohli's pressure did impact Sai's performance and the southpaw shortly returned to the pavillion. On the 4th ball of the 4th over, Sai Sudharsan mistimed a shot and gave a simple catch to Jitesh Sharma. He eventually got out for run a ball 12 and missed the opportunity to bag the orange cap.

For the unversed, Virat could also have had hinted at Sai's tendancy to get out hit-wicket. In the last two outings, the GT opener got out in this rare manner and became a talking point on the internet.

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RCB on Top, Gujarat Titans Struggle

Talking about the ongoing match, at the time of writing this artice, RCB are well on course of wining their 2nd IPL title as they have reduced the 2022 IPL winners to 59/3 after 9 overs. 

The likes of Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill have already returned to the pavillion. Now, all eyes are on Jos Buttler who is the only batter of the famous trio out on the pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

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