Rishabh Pant VS Virat Kohli
In today’s match of Vivo IPL 2021 Delhi capitals captain by youngster Rishabh pant and Royal Challengers Bangalore captain by Virat Kohli will face each other. Both the teams are performing really well in this season and they have managed to win full matches out of the 5 they played. Delhi Capitals is currently at the second position with eight points and RCB is at the third position due to lower net run rate with same points. So before the start of today’s match, let us take a look at the IPL stats of the captains of both the teams.
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RISHABH PANT
When it comes to the rising stars of Indian cricket world, the name that comes up first is Rishabh Pant. This wicket keeper batsman had many rough patches in his career but he has always come back stronger and proven wine is one of the most promising Indian youngsters in the cricket world. Till now he is the only Indian player who has the capability and the aggression to replace the likes of Mahendra Singh Dhoni as a top order batsman and wicket keeper.
This right handed wicket keeper batsman has debuted in IPL in the season 2016 and for the season of 2021 he was named as the captain of Delhi Capitals due to the injury of the previous captain Shreyas Iyer.
For him the season is all good so far as Delhi capitals won four of their five matches. Rishabh has also shown good performance as a batsman scoring 125 runs of 5 matches. today’s match will be a challenge for him as a captain and as a batsman.
VIRAT KOHLI
He needs no introduction to the Indian fans of cricket. The captain of the Indian team is a star in his field. Apart from his consistent and aggressive batting as a number 3 in the Indian batting lineup, his fearless captaincy has also attracted a lot of attention. He is one of the highest century scorers in the world who are currently playing the game. No need to mention that his aggressive performance is also reflected in his IPL career.
From the beginning he was associated with Royal Challengers Bangalore. Although he failed to win any trophy for the team and also got the title of “chokers”, his individual performance has never faded.
In the IPL 2021 shown good performance both as a captain and as opener for the team. Royal Challengers Bangalore has won 4 back to back matches and she also scored 151 runs in five matches. Kohli will definitely try to recover from the previous loss against CSK and guide the team to victory again.
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RISHABH PANT VS VIRAT KOHLI: STATS COMPARISON
| Parameter | Rishabh Pant | Virat Kohli |
|---|---|---|
| Matches Played | 73 | 197 |
| Runs | 2204 | 6029 |
| High score | 128* | 113 |
| Average | 34.98 | 38.15 |
| Strike rate | 150.64 | 130.66 |
| 100s | 1 | 5 |
| 50s | 13 | 40 |
| 4s | 199 | 519 |
| 6s | 105 | 204 |
Conclusion:
today’s match will be a match between two top-tier teams who have shown exceptional performance in this season. So every single decision taken by the captain will be important in this match. Latest see whether Virat Kohli or Rishabh pant shines and takes home the glory.