Virat Kohli, one of the safest fielders at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, dropped a catch which was not very easy to take. The fans in the gallery were ready to celebrate, but since cricket is a game of uncertainty, even the best fielder on the planet can miss the simplest of fielding tasks. Virat Kohli is also part of the game and missed an easy chance in the IPL 2026 season opener during tonight’s Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (RCB vs SRH) match.
On the third ball of the 18th over, Aniket Verma tried to hit Bhuvneshwar Kumar hard on the ground. At the last moment of making the connection, the batsman lost focus and hit the shot most of the time. The ball went high in the air. Virat Kohli saw the ball and ran forward from the long-on region to catch the ball to dismiss Verma.
Virat Kohli almost took the catch
Virat prepared a lot of ground for the ball to come down. He did everything right but failed to achieve it. Aniket Verma got an extra lease of life. Virat Kohli’s wife Anushka Sharma, who was present in the stands, was seen laughing at her husband’s mistake on the field.
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The ball leaves Virat’s hand and Mrs. Kohli smiles. Aniket survived.#ViratKohli #anushkasharma #TATAIPL #RCBvSRH #khelbindaas #playbold #নমমRCB #IPL2026 #Bengaluru pic.twitter.com/U8OCXkqKed
– LightningSpeed (@lightningspeedk) 28 March 2026
Virat Kohli dropped a catch. #RCBvsSRH #IPL2026
pic.twitter.com/UW07iAkpRY– BharatVibes (@TheBharatVibes) 28 March 2026
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