Raipur, May 14 -- An unbeaten century from Virat Kohli helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru chase down 193 with authority against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), and his teammate Devdutt Padikkal said the innings was a reminder of why Kohli remains one of the game's elite performers.

Kohli entered the contest under scrutiny after registering back-to-back ducks, only the second such sequence of his IPL career. But the former RCB captain responded in emphatic fashion, pacing the chase superbly and remaining unbeaten through the innings as RCB climbed to the top of the IPL points table.

Padikkal, who shared a rapid 92-run second-wicket partnership with Kohli, admitted he found himself admiring the knock from the non-striker's end.

"It was incr...