RCB Mentor Dinesh Karthik Praises Virat After Knock Against RR

New Delhi: During an IPL 2025 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals, a brief interaction between Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik was captured on camera and widely shared online. The footage suggests that Karthik and head coach Andy Flower offered Kohli advice while he was fielding. Kohli, however, appeared to dismiss the suggestion.

Following an RCB victory over RR, Dinesh Karthik publicly praised Virat Kohli’s 70-run, 42-ball innings. The specifics of their earlier conversation remain undisclosed.

Following the match, Karthik offered his comments on Kohli in the RCB dressing room.

“There is a loss for words. Purely the hunger that he has. It’s one thing to play in the IPL for 18 years, But it’s a different thing to be consistent for that long. This tells you a lot about the man. And he’s very determined. In the first three games in Bengaluru, he told me two things. One was that he could have probably thought a little better and next, even the fans – the way he looks at it – he knows that a lot of people turn up just to watch him bat.”