New Delhi, April 12 -- Virat Kohli was not at all happy after despite scoring a fifty at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. At a venue, which has been his happy hunting ground for most of his career - be it for national team or in the Indian Premier League (IPL) - the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter couldn't pace his innings like he wanted to.

At a pitch where Phil Salt (78 from 36 balls) and Rajat Patidar (53 from 20 balls) batted with 200-plus strike rates, Kohli managed just 50 runs in 38 balls at a strike rate of 131.58. Certainly, the 37-year-old wasn't at his best like he started against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the tournament opener.

With Tim David standing on the sidelines all geared up, certainly the pressure was on Kohli. ...