Virat Kohli surpassed several milestones as Royal Challengers Bangalore recorded a record eight-wicket haul in the IPL against Rajasthan Royals on Friday. His 113* is also the joint-highest individual score by the star batsman in the league. During the course of the game, Virat Kohli also became the first batsman to score more than 7500 runs in the IPL. Apart from all these records, there is another feat – an unforgettable feat – the Kohli game.

Kohli’s century tally of 67 is the slowest in IPL history, tying him with Manish Pandey, who scored 67 for RCB against Deccan Chargers in 2009. Centurion also scored 67 goals in the game

After scoring a slew of runs, Virat Kohli said he feels the opposition bowlers expect him to give it his all every time he comes to bat but he prefers to adapt to the match conditions without any predetermined strategy and just Like he did with his unbeaten century against Rajasthan Royals. There is an IPL match on Saturday.

Kohli hit 12 fours and four sixes in his eighth IPL hundred – 113 off 72 balls but RCB were just 183 for 3 as Kohli No batsman, including Lee, upped the ante on the track of Rajasthan Royals spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. Ravichandran Ashwin proves the difficult proposition.

“The wicket looks completely different from the outside. It feels flat but the ball stays on the pitch and that’s when you realize the change in pace,” Kohli told the official broadcaster after the RCB innings.

Kohli also defended the strategy of not following the bowlers from the start.

“One of us (Virat or Faf) has to bat till the end. I feel this total works on this pitch. I didn’t have any premeditation. I knew I couldn’t overcome the aggression, just that I had to let the pitches The hands guessed. They thought I was going to hit them hard,” Kohli said.

“It’s just experience and maturity of the playing conditions. Even with the dew, the surface is rough and dry and it’s not going to be easy for the batsmen,” he observed.

He feels it will not be easy to hit Chahal or Ashwin.

“Against Ashwin, I couldn’t get under the carrom ball. Couldn’t move hard towards mid-wicket so had to aim directly at the ground,” Kohli said.

With PTI input