Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad Goes ‘Kohli-Kohli’ as Virat Steps in to Take on RR in IPL 2024 Eliminator | WATCH

Fans were chanting 'Kohli-Kohli' when the former RCB captain stepped onto the field before the toss just to get a hang of things.

Ahmedabad: Even before the first ball is bowled at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday during the IPL 2024 Eliminator  between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Virat Kohli has made his presence felt. Also, without having to break into a sweat. Fans were chanting ‘Kohli-Kohli’ when the former RCB captain stepped onto the field before the toss just to get a hang of things. Fans went berserk on getting a sight of Kohli just goes to show his popularity is always soaring.

Here is the clip shared by IPL which shows Kohli’s popularity in Ahmedabad tonight.

Make way for the

Ahmedabad goes Kohli..Kohli

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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 22, 2024

Meanwhile, Rajasthan have opted to bowl first.

“There was dew last night. It’s all about the mindset. Really excited to come and play in this fabulous stadium. Great energy here. Looking at what has cricket taught us. When you have bad days, need to have the character and confidence,” Sanju Samson said after winning the toss.

Here are the Impact substitutes for both the teams:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs: Swapnil Singh, Anuj Rawat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Himanshu Sharma

Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs: Shubham Dubey, Donovan Ferreira, Nandre Burger, Shimron Hetmyer, Tanush Kotian

Teams:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik(w), Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal