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Reason Behind Virat Kohli Skipping Mumbai Indians’ Innings During IPL 2026 Clash Revealed

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) icon Virat Kohli was a notable absentee from the field during Mumbai Indians’ (MI) chase at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Kohli, who struck a composed 38-ball 50 earlier in the day, was sidelined by an ankle issue, with Jacob Bethell taking his place in the outfield for the high-stakes chase. Coincidentally, as Kohli was spotted watching from the RCB dressing room, MI’s Rohit Sharma was also forced to leave the field after sustaining a hamstring injury. The sight of both these modern-day greats struggling with fitness concerns during the same match has left fans anxious about their availability for the remainder of the season.

Earlier in the day, Kohli scripted a huge record, becoming the first player to score 1,000 runs against Mumbai Indians.

During his knock, Virat held one end steady as Phil Salt and skipper Rajat Patidar fired massive sixes, scoring 50 in 38 balls, with five fours and a six, at a strike rate of over 131.

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Now against MI, Virat has scored 1,030 runs in 36 innings at an average of 32.18 and a strike rate of 129.23, with a best score of 92* and seven fifties.

In his four innings in this edition of the season so far, Virat has made 179 runs at an average of 59.66, with a strike rate of 162.72, including two fifties and a best score of 69*.

In 23 matches and innings at Wankhede Stadium, Virat has made 888 runs at an average of 55.5, with a strike rate of 148.49, with nine fifties and a best score of 92*.

Virat also had a century partnership with Phil Salt, registering his 47th century partnership in T20s, the most by a batter in T20s, outdoing Chris Gayle, who was involved in 46 such stands.

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A 120-run stand between Salt (78 in 36 balls, with six fours and six sixes) and Virat and a 65-run stand between Virat (50 in 38 balls, with five fours and a six) and skipper Patidar (53 in 20 balls, with four boundaries and five sixes) and later some brutal hitting from David (34* in 16 balls, with two fours and three sixes) pushed RCB to a massive score of 240/4 in 20 overs.

(With ANI Inputs)


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Rory McIlroy: Masters champion speaks to BBC Sport NI’s Stephen Watson

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BBC Sport Northern Ireland’s Stephen Watson gets an exclusive interview with back-to-back Masters champion Rory McIlroy at Augusta National.

The 36-year-old from Northern Ireland became only the fourth player in history to win consecutive Masters titles on Sunday with a one-shot victory over American Scottie Scheffler.

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Sinner reaches Monte Carlo Final with dominant Win

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Jannik Sinner is in the Monte Carlo finals after a 6-1, 6-4 win over Alexander Zverev.

The result marks his fourth consecutive Masters 1000 final and extends his run to 21 straight match wins.

He has also now won 42 of his last 43 sets at the Masters level, along with an eighth straight win over Zverev.

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After the match, Sinner said:

“We came here trying to give myself some feedback. Now finding myself in the final means a lot to me.”

“Every match every day is different. I’m very happy about today’s performance. I felt really solid from the beginning. When you’re a break up straight away it changes the dynamic of the match. Very happy. Let’s see what’s coming in the final.”

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The Italian is now into his 12th Masters final and his second on clay, with this being his first in Monte Carlo.

He is now on a 16-match winning streak and has won 38 of his last 40 matches.

Sinner also joins Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic as the only players to reach the finals of Indian Wells, Miami, and Monte Carlo in the same season.

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Colin Cowherd defends NFL media’s silence on Dianna Russini-Mike Vrabel alleged affair controversy

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New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel and NFL reporter Dianna Russini have been in the news after their pictures from a resort in Arizona were published by the New York Post.

Russini is reportedly being investigated by The Athletic following the release of the pictures. Amid the investigation and rumors of her alleged affair, NFL commentator Colin Cowherd reflected on the moral and ethical aspects of the controversy. Cowherd said on his podcast (timestamp 20:00 onwards):

“If you’re winning in the NFL as a football coach, and Vrabel took a team to the Super Bowl that had no business being in the Super Bowl. If these allegations, all we have is pictures. Just pictures, right? So it’s just a moral issue if the allegations are true. With Diana, it’s moral and ethical, because she has in her contract, there are standards and procedures from the New York Times.

“I mean, they fired Jason Blair was a reporter. I don’t talk about the moral stuff. What I’m trying to tell people is, don’t confuse moral and ethical. Diana’s in a space where it’s moral and ethical. Mike’s is moral if, and again, these are allegations. That’s the other reason I don’t talk about it. But I do want to create or provide clarity on that… So I’m supporting the mainstream media.”

Vrabel and Russini were seen interacting near the pool at an Arizona resort. While The Athletic initially defended Russini, the journalist has been sidelined from reporting amid her ongoing investigation.

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Also Read: “Her career is over,” “This is going to get messy”: NFL fans react to Dianna Russini being investigated by The Athletic about Mike Vrabel’s relationship