Virat Kohli and Ishant Sharma have a long-standing friendship, having played domestic cricket for Delhi since their childhood. In an interview, Ishant revealed that Virat was the first to mention his name for Team India. Virat even imitates Ishant's voice. The two friends faced off in a match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, where Ishant, playing for Delhi Capitals, caught Virat, who was representing RCB.
Ishant praised Virat in a video that has since gone viral. Ishant Sharma dismissed Virat Kohli for the first time in a T20 match. Despite Virat's strong form in IPL 2024, he fell to Ishant's delivery, caught by Abhishek Porel. Following his dismissal, Virat surprised Ishant, who was initially jubilant about the wicket. The playful exchange between the two friends delighted fans on social media. During the match, Virat playfully taunted Ishant before his dismissal, hitting a six and a boundary off his bowling.
Despite Virat's jibes, Ishant had the last laugh in the end. Delhi successfully restricted Bengaluru to 187 runs after a strong finish in the final overs. Despite RCB's promising start, losing wickets and scoring just 18 runs in the last 3 overs limited them to 187 for 9 in 20 overs. Key contributions came from Rajat Patidar (52 off 32 balls), Will Jack (41 off 29 balls), Virat Kohli (27 off 13 balls), and Cameron Green (32 not out off 24 balls).