Former Delhi Capitals player predicts a century from Virat Kohli against Delhi Capitals in IPL 2023 clash

When the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals square off at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday night, both teams would need a win to keep their campaigns going. However, Virat Kohli as well as Sourav Ganguly will be in the spotlight for obvious reasons, so it won't be the game of cricket that steals the show. 

The latest meeting between the two teams at the MA. Chinnaswamy garnered attention for Kohli and Ganguly. Prior to the eagerly anticipated game, former India bowler Sreesanth made a significant statement. The former bowler believed Kohli would be paying 'Dada' a tribute if he scored a century against DC. Sreesanth said that, “Virat Kohli scoring a century against Delhi Capitals will be a great tribute to Dada.”

When the two competing IPL teams last faced off, Ganguly and Kohli did not exchange handshakes. Their relationship dates back to Virat Kohli's recent resignation as India's Test captain following a series loss to South Africa that India was supposed to win. Following the conclusion of the T20 World Cup, Kohli resigned as captain of the T20 team before being relieved of his ODI captaincy for reasons that were both known to the BCCI and the skipper himself.

Sourav Ganguly, the president of the BCCI, and Chetan Sharma, the chairman for the selection committee, had publicly stated that they had asked Kohli not to resign as the T20 captain, but the then-captain had since contradicted them in a press conference prior to the South Africa tour.

The fifth and tenth-ranked franchises will square off, although both are coming off outstanding wins in games with few goals scored. On Monday, RCB defeated the KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants by 18 runs after holding them to a 126-run total. While Delhi, who had set the defending champions a 130-run goal, outwitted Gujarat Titans by 5 runs. On Saturday night, Virat Kohli will compete against players like Ishant Sharma along with Anrich Nortje, which will delight the Arun Jaitley Stadium crowd.