Raipur, May 14 -- Following defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), RCB batter Devdutt Padikkal hailed Virat Kohli's century, saying that it was incredible how having two back-to-back ducks in the previous two games did not play on his mind and he managed to bounce back after the minor setback.

After two ducks, it was time for a 'King Kohli' masterclass at Raipur as he dialled down on his aggression and kept the scoreboard ticking with singles and doubles, reaching his ninth IPL century and 14,000 T20 runs during a cakewalk six-wicket win over KKR on Wednesday. During the game, he put up a 92-run stand for the second wicket with Padikkal after Jacob Bethell endured another failure.

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