Virat Kohli & Smriti Mandhana Special Connection RCB: Both Virat Kohli and Smriti Mandhana play league cricket for Royal Challengers Bangalore. However, there are three such special connections between both the players, after seeing which you too will be surprised. Let us tell you that connection.
Virat Kohli & Smriti Mandhana Special Connection RCB: Both Virat Kohli and Smriti Mandhana are the pride of the Indian team. While Virat Kohli is the king of men’s cricket, Smriti Mandhana is the queen of women’s cricket. Even the biggest bowlers hesitate to bowl in front of both the players. There are some connections between these two players, after seeing which you too will be surprised. Actually this connection is related to the Indian Cricket League.
On one hand, Virat Kohli is making waves in the IPL, while Smriti Mandhana is making waves in the Women’s Premier League and the special thing is that both the players play for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Where Mandhana is captaining Royal Challengers Bangalore in WPL. Whereas Virat Kohli has also taken over the captaincy of Bangalore in IPL. Let us tell you what is the special connection between Virat Kohli and Samriti Mandhana.
Virat Kohli and Mandhana’s jersey number 18
Both Virat Kohli and Smriti Mandhana play wearing jersey number 18 and both the players play very important roles for the Indian team as well as their franchise team. Perhaps it would be a coincidence that Virat Kohli also plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL, while Mandhana also plays for Bangalore in the WPL. Both the players are seen playing as opening batsmen for Bangalore. Whereas the jersey number of both the players is also 18.
Scored half century for Bangalore in the second season
First, talking about Virat Kohli, Royal Challengers Bangalore included him in their team in 2008, but he could not score a single half-century in his first season. Whereas in the second season of IPL, Virat Kohli scored 50 runs on 32 balls against Deccan Chargers in the third match of Bangalore. Smriti Mandhana also scored her first half-century in the WPL in the third match of the second season of the Women’s Premier League. Mandhana had played an inning of 74 runs against Delhi Capitals. Mandhana could not score a single half-century in the first season.
both lost
The third connection between Virat Kohli and Smriti Mandhana will surprise you even more. In fact, despite both the players scoring half-centuries, their team had to face defeat. Let us tell you that both Virat Kohli and Smriti Mandhana have also captained the Indian team. Mandhana took over the captaincy of the Indian team for the first time in T20I against England in 2019. Virat Kohli has also captained the Indian team.
