Fans strongly criticised Virat Kohli after his involvement in the controversial run-out of Phil Salt during the RCB vs DC match on Thursday April 10. The dismissal occurred at the moment Salt established his skills by hitting a six and a four against Axar Patel during the second over of the powerplay.

A poor communication between Salt and his fellow batter caused Salt's dismissal thus cutting off RCB's promising beginning. Online commentary from fans immediately blamed Kohli after he faced out for running himself out which they saw as an act of selfishness that ruined RCB's bright first innings start.

Kohli Faces Criticism After Costly Mix-Up Ends Phil Salt's Fiery Knock In IPL 2025 Clash Vs DC

During the quick start of their match against DC RCB broke the IPL 2025 record of fastest team fifty by completing three overs while Phil Salt provided most of their offensive power through his aggressive batting. Salt knocked two sixes and three successive boundaries against Mitchell Starc in the third over to accumulate 30 runs from the over including an extra run. A catastrophic run-out resulted during the fourth over after Salt and Kohli botched a communication error.

Kohli's decision to send Salt running placed Salt in unfavourable position which resulted in his run out for 37 runs off 17 balls thereby earning the fans' criticism of Kohli's "selfish" move.

Fan Outrage Erupts As Kohli's Call Leads To Salt's Run-Out And RCB's Collapse

Fans reacted with anger after Kohli made the decision to run out Phil Salt because they saw it as a critical point when RCB needed to keep scoring runs. Salt's dismissal at the peak of his batting performance created an abrupt halt for RCB that enabled DC to recover back into the game as a consequence of the decreased run-rate.

Devdutt Padikkal tried to settle the innings but only earned one run from eight balls until Mukesh Kumar dismissed him. A six from Vipraj yielded Kohli only 22 runs before he got out from the same bowler in 14 deliveries.

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