Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly bury the hatchet with a handshake | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Star batsman Virat Kohli and former India cricketer Sourav Ganguly have finally buried the hatchet. After the match between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Delhi Capitals on Saturday, Virat and Ganguly were seen shaking hands.
In the last match between these two franchises in Bengaluru, the former BCCI chief, and the star India batter had not shaken hands. The incident raised many eyebrows. There were rumours that the two legends had unfollowed each other on Instagram.

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Salt assault keeps Delhi Capitals alive in IPL

However, putting to rest all speculations around their personal equations, both players shook hands and were seen having a conversation at the end of a thrilling clash.

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DC vs RCB IPL 2023: Philip Salt ruins Virat Kohli’s homecoming

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<p>Phil Salt’s blistering 45-ball 87 made the 182-run target look pedestrian in Delhi Capitals’ 7-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore (Photo: BCCI/IPL)<br /></p>

<p>The game was dubbed as Delhi boy Virat Kohli’s homecoming but Salt stole the limelight from the Indian super star (Photo: BCCI/IPL)<br /></p>

<p>DC won with 3.2 overs to spare as Rilee Rossouw (35 not out off 22 balls) and Axar Patel (8 not out) saw them home (Photo: BCCI/IPL)<br /></p>

<p>Salt began with a 60-run partnership with DC captain David Warner (22) and then added 59 runs with Mitchell Marsh (26), who also took 2 wickets (Photo: BCCI/IPL)<br /></p>

<p>Salt’s knock blighted Kohli’s 55 and Mahipal Lomror’s 54 not out, which helped RCB to 181/4 after electing to bat first (Photo: BCCI/IPL)<br /></p>

<p>RCB skipper Faf Du Plessis scored 45 to take his tally of runs this season to 511 at the top of run-scorers’ list (Photo: BCCI/IPL)<br /></p>

<p>The game also saw a verbal duel between Salt and RCB pacer Mohammed Siraj after he was taken for runs by the DC opener (Photo: BCCI/IPL)<br /></p>

<p>Salt eventually fell to the leg-spin of Karn Sharma but by then he had done enough to ensure his team’s victory (Photo: BCCI/IPL)<br /></p>

<p>DC, who started the season with 5 defeats, moved a place up to be No. 9 but their playoff chances remain slim; RCB are No. 5 (Photo: BCCI/IPL)<br /></p>

Delhi Capitals defeated RCB by 7 wickets.

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