{"id":273911,"date":"2025-04-11T16:59:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T16:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/11\/dcs-batting-sensation-shares-a-heartfelt-post-after-meeting-idol-virat-kohli-amid-ipl-2025-in-picture\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:53","slug":"dcs-batting-sensation-shares-a-heartfelt-post-after-meeting-idol-virat-kohli-amid-ipl-2025-in-picture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/11\/dcs-batting-sensation-shares-a-heartfelt-post-after-meeting-idol-virat-kohli-amid-ipl-2025-in-picture\/","title":{"rendered":"DC&#8217;s batting sensation shares a heartfelt post after meeting idol Virat Kohli amid IPL 2025 [In Picture]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4870437\" data-slug-id=\"2469379\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Delhi Capitals (DC) batter Ashutosh Sharma shared a heartfelt post on social media featuring Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star Virat Kohli. The gesture came a day after the two teams clashed in Match 24 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/ipl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">IPL 2025<\/a>, held on Thursday, April 10, at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.<\/p>\n<p>After being sent in to bat, RCB posted 163\/7 in their 20 overs, with Phil Salt (37 off 17 balls) and Tim David (37* off 20 balls) top-scoring, while Virat Kohli chipped in with 22 off 14 deliveries. In reply, Delhi Capitals didn\u2019t have the best of starts, losing four wickets for just 58 runs on a tricky surface.<\/p>\n<p>However, local hero <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/cricket\/kl-rahul-vs-chris-gayle-comparing-stats-135-ipl-matches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">KL Rahul<\/a> held his ground and stitched together a brilliant, unbeaten 111-run partnership off just 55 balls with Tristan Stubbs (38* off 23) for the fifth wicket. The duo steered the Capitals to a six-wicket victory with 13 balls to spare. Rahul was named the Player of the Match for his exceptional knock of 93* off 53 balls, which included seven boundaries and six sixes.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>A day after the clash, DC\u2019s Ashutosh Sharma shared a heartfelt Instagram post featuring a photo with Virat Kohli from the match, alongside a nostalgic throwback of himself as a ball boy during the Delhi-born cricketer\u2019s early days with Team India. He captioned the post:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cFrom boyball duties and boundary-line views to now playing against the same person I once looked up to. This journey wasn\u2019t easy, but it\u2019s proof that dreams, when chased with obsession, become destiny.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, DC are second on the points table with eight points from four games, while RCB sit third with six points from five matches.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Ashutosh Sharma came into the limelight in IPL 2024<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/ashutosh-sharma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Ashutosh Sharma<\/a> made his IPL debut in the 2024 season with Punjab Kings (PBKS), where he quickly made a name for himself by scoring 189 runs across nine innings at an impressive strike rate of 167.25, including one half-century.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the 2025 season, he was acquired by the Delhi Capitals (DC) for INR 3.8 crore. 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