Virat Kohli continues to walk out to bat, he continues to peel off runs and cruise past records. In the match against Mumbai Indians, the Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper became the second batsman to breach the 5000 runs mark in IPL cricket. Virat needed 46 runs to achieve the feat and he was a man who looked in control from the word go. He went after Jasprit Bumrah and smoked him for 3 successive boundaries to kickstart the innings. RCB were chasing 188 and Kohli was anchoring the chase beautifully along with Parthiv Patel and AB de Villiers when he reached the milestone. However, immediately after he reached the milestone, he was defeated by a sharp Jasprit Bumrah bouncer in the 14th over, he looked for the pull, could not control it and a top edge was gobbled by the man at short mid-wicket. ALSO READ: Yuvraj Singh goes 6, 6, 6; Chahal ends exhilarating innings - Twitter erupts “We are gonna have a bowl first. Looks like a pretty placid wicket. We played here against Australia and it got easier in the second half. The ball got really wet as well. First game of the season and there should be enough for the pacers to crank them up with in the first six overs. We have not made any changes. Still we have got a couple of spinners. For us, continuity is very crucial for us in this tournament. We want to give them as many games as we can. You don’t necessarily have a home advantage here. We will try to get some momentum going,” Kohli said at the toss.<doc-sep>Virat Kohli's RCB register two unwanted firsts against MI | Photo Credit: PTI Having endured a difficult outing in the previous season of the Indian Premier League, the Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore were hoping to get off a better start this time around but defeats in the first two matches of IPL 2019 have left them wandering once again. RCB looked on course to snatch their first victory of the season as they welcomed Mumbai Indians at home on Thursday. The result, however, ended in the favour of Rohit Sharma's men, thanks to a terrific display of death bowling by Jasprit Bumrah and Lasith Malinga. Although there was a controversy surrounding Malinga's last ball of the match, which turned out to be a 'no-ball' but wasn't caught by the officials, it didn't have any bearing on the outcome of the fixture which ended in the visitors' favour. In the process, Kohli's Royal Challengers also witnessed two unwanted firsts. 1. It was the very first occasion where RCB weren't able to win either of their first two matches of a season. The Bengaluru franchise had emerged victorious in their opening fixture on seasons - 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 of IPL. On occasions, where a victory in the very first match didn't come - 2008, 2010, 2017 and 2018 – the team was able to win the next two. This time, however, they faced defeats against Chennai Super Kings in the tournament opener and Mumbai Indians in the second. 2. South African stalwart AB de Villiers has been unbeaten for RCB on 12 occasions and there hasn't been even one instance where the former Proteas skipper was on the crease and the team failed to overhaul the target. Against Mumbai, it was the first time that Bengaluru had to end the match winless despite De Villiers being not out. RCB skipper Virat Kohli did have a lot to say to the match officials after a no-ball on the final delivery of the match wasn't captured by the umpires. The margin of victory wasn't much for the hosts as Mumbai bagged a 6-run win. With the Mankading incident being the first controversial incident, Ravichandran Ashwin's lack of presence on-field - which gave Andre Russell a lifeline and now the unnoticed no-ball incident, IPL fans have been given plenty to talk about so early in the IPL 2019 season.<doc-sep>RCB needed 7 runs in the final ball of the over, Lasith Malinga had the ball in his hand, Shivam Dube was on strike. Malinga ran up and fired a full ball aimed at the stumps, it was dug out towards long off, as Mumbai Indians got home by 6 runs. However, after the final ball was delivered, cameras showed Malinga had overstepped, which was not spotted by the umpire, and this infuriated Virat Kohli, who lashed out at the umpire at the post-match presser. (Full scorecard) Kohli did not hold back and slammed the umpires for not being awake to the situation. “We are playing at the IPL level and not playing club cricket. The umpires should have had their eyes open. That is a ridiculous call (last ball). If it is a game of margins, I don’t know what is happening. They should have been more sharp and careful out there. When they were 145 for 7, we should have done better. The last few overs were brutal for us,” Kohli said at the post-match presser. ALSO READ: Virat Kohli scrips history, becomes 2nd batsman to score 5000 runs in IPL Speaking about the match, he lauded the efforts of AB de Villiers, but wanted more players to take up responsibility in the middle overs. “ A few more strikes apart from AB could have done the job for us. We need to be smarter at death bowling. Sure they guys will take a lot of learnings from the game. I think the way they bowled, we can learn from their game. The onus is always on each and every member of the team. I got out at a wrong point of time. Shivam was good as well. I mean Jassi is a top-class bowler. A bit of a mistake from me to take him on at that stage. Mumbai is lucky to have him. And also Malinga. And if Jassi is in good form, it is good for India,” the captain added. Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai Indians skipper also added that such mistakes are not good for the game and the umpires should rectify their mistakes just the like the players do. ALSO READ: RCB vs MI, Turning point: Umpire fails to spot Malinga’s no ball on crucial last delivery “I just got to know when we crossed the rope. Somebody just told me it was a no-ball. These kind of mistakes are not good for the game of cricket, it’s pretty simple, the over before that. Bumrah bowled a ball which wasn’t a wide ball. Those are game-changers. There’s a TV up there, they have to watch what’s happening. It is as simple as it is. Players can’t do much. The only thing they can do is walk off and shake hands because it was the last ball. It’s disappointing to see that. I hope they rectify their mistakes like we do when we make mistakes,” Rohit said after the match. Also Watch: Bumrah, Malinga hold nerve as Mumbai edge RCB by 6 runs in a thriller<doc-sep>"We are playing at IPL level, not club cricket" fumes Virat Kohli Virat Kohli criticised a “ridiculous” no-ball error by Indian Premier League umpires after his side Royal Challengers Bangalore lost to Mumbai Indians on Thursday. Hosts Bangalore needed seven to win the match off the final delivery when Mumbai’s Lasith Malinga bowled a dot ball, but replays suggested the paceman had overstepped the line. (READ: Jasprit Bumrah steals a humdinger for Mumbai) A no-ball would not only have given Bangalore one extra run but also a free hit and a chance to win the game they eventually lost by six runs. “We are playing at the IPL level and not playing club cricket. The umpires should have had their eyes open. That’s a ridiculous call at the last ball,” Kohli said after the error was spotted at the giant screen following the end of match. “If it is a game of margins, I don’t know what is happening. They should have been more sharp and careful out there.” (READ: Bumrah’s mastery, Chahal’s bravery and that no-ball) It was on-field umpire Sundaram Ravi, India’s only representative in ICC’s Elite panel, who was responsible for the missed no-ball. Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma, whose team registered their first win of the Twenty20 tournament, also said such mistakes were “not good for the game”. “There’s a TV up there, they have to watch what’s happening… Eventually it’s not good for the game and whatever is not good for the game, I won’t stand for that,” said Sharma. “Those decisions can cost you games and those games can cost you the tournament. We work really hard to win the tournament and those kind of mistakes are not acceptable.” (READ: Fuming Virat Kohli calls umpire s mistake ridiculous ) It is the second row in the first week of competition of the world’s most popular T20 league after the ‘Mankad’ dismissal of England batsman Jos Buttler that also brought the umpiring into question. Rajasthan Royals’ Buttler was run out while backing up at the non-strikers end by Indian spinner and Kings XI Punjab captain Ravichandran Ashwin who whipped the bails off before bowling his delivery. The method of dismissal, named after former India player Vinoo Mankad, is legal but is seen by many as going against the game’s values, unless the batsman has been warned first. Cricketers and pundits have claimed Ashwin acted unsportingly, with some also criticising the TV umpire.<doc-sep>
Virat Kohli (R) was left fuming at the on-field umpire after his blunder cost RCB the match vs MI | Photo Credit: AP Indian skipper Virat Kohli is an animated character on the field. He never shies away from expressing his emotions and isn't one to mince his words when the situation demands. Such a side of the prolific batsman was witnessed following Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)'s 6-run defeat to Mumbai Indians (MI) in what was their first home game in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 edition. With 7 required off the last ball, MI's Lasith Malinga bowled one right at the blockhole as Shivam Dube just managed a single at the deep. However, the tv replays showed that it was a clear front foot no-ball from the Sri Lankan which went unnoticed by the umpire. As a result, Kohli was left red-faced and looked pretty disappointed at the blunder which eventually led to RCB losing their second game on the trot in the tournament. On being asked about the narrow escape for MI, a dejected Kohli stated, "We are playing at the IPL level and not playing club cricket. The umpires should have had their eyes open. That is a ridiculous call at the last ball. If it is a game of margins, I don't know what is happening. They should have been more sharp and careful out there." The 30-year-old blasted the on-field decision making and rightly stated that they need to up their game in the forthcoming matches. However, Kohli was graceful enough to accept that RCB let go of the momentum when after reducing MI to 147 for 7 from a scoreline of 142 for 3. In this regard, he opined, "When they were 145 for 7, we should have done better. The last few overs were brutal for us. A few more strikes apart from AB could have done the job for us. We need to be smarter at death bowling. Sure the guys will take a lot of learnings from the game. I think the way they bowled, we can learn from their game. In pursuit of 188, RCB were on course for a victory when Kohli and AB de Villiers were in the middle. Kohli had started off with a bang and took on Jasprit Bumrah for three consecutive boundaries. He looked in his elements and amassed the fastest 5000 runs in the tournament history. He, thus, also became the second batsman after Suresh Raina to enter the 5000-run club in IPL history. However, Kohli's dismissal of Bumrah changed the complexion of the game. While the right-hander was the first to admit that he should have seen through Bumrah and taken on someone else but expected the others to have hung around. RCB will next play Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on March 31 (Sunday) at their home ground, Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, in Hyderabad.