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Virat Kohli’s Internet-Breaking Gesture Falls Flat as Smriti Mandhana Misses Message During Video Call

Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi hosted the WPL 2024 championship game between the Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday. Richa Ghosh attempted a long drive over extra cover to give the former team the game-winning run. Renuka Thakur and the other players hurried onto the pitch as Captain Smriti Mandhana jumped from her seat in a frenzied celebration. The RCB players celebrated joyfully, giving each other hugs as they hugged Richa and Ellyse Perry, the other batter on strike during the chase.

During the on-field celebration following the game, a photo and, subsequently, a video went viral on social media. Shortly after the game, before the rest of the players joined in, former India and men’s RCB captain Virat Kohli made a video call to Mandhana. RCB supporters praised Kohli’s gesture on social media. The performance, however, was a disaster since Mandhana later disclosed the conversation’s facts, claiming that the enthusiastic applause from the audience prevented her from hearing a word. “It was too loud for me to hear what he was saying, so I just gave him the thumbs up, and I’ll see him soon,” the woman stated. However, the vice-captain of India recalled the “little pep talk” that Kohli delivered the previous year during the first WPL season when RCB had only managed two wins in eight games to finish fourth in the standings.

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“He had a cheery smile on his face. He gave a brief pep talk to the team last year, and I recall how much that benefited me personally. I could see the joy on his face because he has been a part of this brand for, I believe, the past 15 years, but I was unable to hear him due to the loudness. Perhaps I will speak with him when we visit Bengaluru,” she continued. The women’s team will be present at the RCB Unbox event on March 19 in Bengaluru, where the Faf du Plessis-led men’s team will open the IPL 2024 season against the reigning champion Chennai Super Kings on March 22. This information was disclosed by Mandhana during the post-match news conference.

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