The Indian cricketer Virat Kohli is certainly one of the greatest cricketers of all times and he has made and broken numerous records in his cricketing career. He is second on the list of the batters who have maximum number of international centuries (80), Sachin Tendulkar being the first one with 100 centuries. Not just in international cricket but in the IPL also, Virat Kohli has performed superbly and he is currently the highest run-getter of the tournament.
Virat Kohli has been associated with Royal Challengers Bangalore since the inaugural edition of 2008 and he has played many match-winning knocks but there have been times when he has gone through lean phase as well.
Today we will tell you about the bowlers who have dismissed Virat Kohli for a golden duck in the IPL:
1. Sandeep Sharma (IPL 2014):
The Indian pacer plays for Punjab in the domestic cricket and he was an integral part of Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) from 2013 to 2017. Sandeep Sharma was also a part of the U-19 Indian team which won the U-19 World Cup 2012 and his ability to swing the ball in a good manner has earned him praises from many former cricketers.
In the IPL 2014, it was Sandeep Sharma who dismissed Virat Kohli for a golden duck for the first time in the tournament during a match between RCB and KXIP.
2. Jagadeesha Suchith (IPL 2022):
Jagadeesha Suchith is a left-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox bowler who plays for Karnataka in the domestic cricket. In the IPL 2022, Virat Kohli was going through such a bad phase that he got out for a golden duck three times in the league and Jagadeesha Suchith was one of the bowlers who dismissed Virat for a golden duck in the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Jagadeesha Suchith started his IPL career with Mumbai Indians and then he played for Delhi Capitals, Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) and then he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2021.
3. Marco Jensen (IPL 2022):
The 23 years old South African pacer was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the auctions for the IPL 2022 and in the match between SRH and RCB, he dismissed Virat Kohli on the very first ball of his over. In fact, he gave the best possible start to SRH as he dismissed Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis on consecutive deliveries and then he dismissed Anuj Rawat on the last ball of his over.
4. Dushmantha Chameera (IPL 2022):
Dushmantha Chameera, the Sri Lankan cricketer was also one of those bowlers who dismissed Virat Kohli in the IPL 2022 for a golden duck. He did this in the match between RCB and Lucknow Super Giants.
5. Trent Boult (IPL 2023):
The New Zealand pacer who plays for Rajasthan Royals dismissed Virat Kohli for a golden duck in the IPL 2023. Trent Boult started his IPL career in 2015 with Sunrisers Hyderabad after which he played for Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians and currently he is a member of Rajasthan Royals.
Even the best batter of the world goes through tough times!