Chinnaswamy is the best place to play cricket in the IPL – Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli smashed 70 off just 42 balls, belting eight fours and two sixes against Rajasthan Royals in RCB’s fourth home game of IPL 2025.

The knock propelled RCB to a fine 205/5, giving them enough momentum to prepare for a grandstand finish. With that knock, Virat moved into the second position in the list of leading run scorers with a tally of 392 runs in IPL 2025.

Talking in a post-match interview, Virat Kohli expressed his happiness at the brilliance of the batting unit. He also decoded the conditions in Chinnaswamy for RCB’s game against RR while underlining a smooth transition of the momentum from their innings to the second.

Shedding light about the conditions, Virat said, “Pretty happy, we discussed a few things as a batting unit and applied ourselves well enough to get a total on the board. The dew really helped in the second half, credit to RR they came out and played good shots ,but to claw our way back and get those 2 points was really crucial.”

He further added, “The first challenge here (at this venue) is to win toss and second half it becomes a bit of a advantage, we have been fighting hard to get a good score in the first few games, but the template today was for one guy to bat through and the rest of the batters can go attacking and today it really paid off. There is pace and bounce in the first 3-4 overs and I think we tried to force too many shots in the last 3 games and today we let the ball come and adjusted ourselves and we were able to capitalise on those.”

He concluded with a word about the upcoming games, stating, “We figured out a way to bat now and in the next few home games, we should be in a better position to get those extra 15-20 runs. It (this venue) is the best place to play cricket in the IPL, and the fans backed us during good and bad times. It is a special place and has a lot of special memories.”