RCB vs KKR Eliminator, IPL 2021 Highlights: Narine helps KKR beat RCB by 4 wickets
It was on the fifth delivery of the 11th over. Venkatesh Iyer had just received a reprieve in the previous over when Shahbaz Ahmed got into the classical muddle of hands cupped up or down. The convoluted ramp shot was dipping at an angle on Ahmed and it bounced off his confused palms for a royal pop. It was here that Virat Kohli had made visible peace with it next over, and stood still like a rifle shooter on a range, minus the rifle or a target, for that matter. With his hands crossed behind his back. This was right after the umpire had summoned him for a 'chill, Captain' lecture. And very soon after Iyer was dropped, and had stuck his tongue out like a mischief-tot and traced the curve of the shot, reliving the moment in relief of the dropped catch. Kohli in the meantime composed himself, shook his head like a sage, and moved on. Iyer would soon perish, caught behind from a chunky edge. And Kohli would return to his nerve-popping celebration, a bit abbreviated though. Like a roar-lite. Then take a deep breath and adopt a monk's visage. Until the next wicket fetched up. The calm between storms was growing longer in Kohli-land