IPL 2025: Virat Kohli jumps on Romario Shepherd to celebrate crucial wicket of PBKS's Shreyas Iyer; watch video
The energy is completely visible on the fields, and it even soared when batting star Virat Kohli jumped at all-rounder Romario Shepherd after he claimed the massive wicket of Shreyas Iyer in Mullanpur.
It's Sunday, and the excitement is at its peak in the 37th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL), as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) face off against Punjab Kings (PBKS).
The energy is completely visible on the fields, and it even soared when batting star Virat Kohli jumped at all-rounder Romario Shepherd after he claimed the massive wicket of Shreyas Iyer in Mullanpur.
The right-handed batter expressed his excitement as Shepherd struck in his first over of the innings, and the video of the same is now doing the rounds on social media.
Romario Shepherd replaced Liam Livingstone
Romario Shepherd is known for his big hitting down the order and has finally got his RCB debut. For today's match, Shepherd replaced Liam Livingstone in the playing eleven for the all-important game against the Punjab Kings, following Livingstone's inconsistent form with the bat.
The crucial wicket came in the eighth over when Rajat Patidar handed the ball to Shepherd.
See the picture here:
Virat Kohli celebrating with Romario Shepherd. ??? pic.twitter.com/h2PQbnkjRf
¡ª Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 20, 2025
Oh my Kohli ??? https://t.co/xf6emtDTTW
¡ª Tillu?18 (@GenuineViratFan) April 20, 2025
PBKS's Shreyas Iyer's wicket leaves Virat Kohli thrilled
Shreyas Iyer once again failed to create his magic for the third successive time in IPL 2025 after a sensational start to the season. Iyer kicked off the tournament with unbeaten knocks (97 and 52) in the first two matches.
Last week, he scored 82 in a high-scoring game against Sunrisers Hyderabad. King Kohli's reaction to Iyer's wicket is doing the rounds on social media. One user shared a picture of the same and said, "RCB on fire?"
Credit: X
"Loves the way he celebrates??"
"Virat Kohli is so passionate about the game. This only makes player great"
"Likewise he won the trophy ?"
A look at PBKS vs RCB's lineup
PBKS playing XI: Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.
RCB playing XI: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.
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