Overview

• Virat Kohli leads RCB with 392 runs in nine matches, averaging 65.33 and striking at 144.11, placing him second in the Orange Cap race.
• Kohli has significantly improved his performance against spin this season, with a strike rate of 140.57 overall and 142.42 against slow left-arm spin.
• RCB assistant coach Malolan Rangarajan dismissed concerns about Kohli's spin struggles, emphasizing his vast experience and ability to adapt without extra practice.
• RCB, currently third in the IPL standings, has shifted its focus from strike-rate concerns to team-wide strategic coherence, building optimism for the season's second half.
• Kohli returns to his home city of Delhi for a highly anticipated match against Delhi Capitals at Arun Jaitley Stadium on April 27.