Virat Kohli explains his method in a run-chase after guiding RCB to another IPL win

Kohli struck 51 and was involved in a crucial partnership of 119 with Krunal Pandya (73 not out) for the fourth wicket as they chased a target of 163 wth nine balls to spare.

The 36-year-old Kohli has scored 245 runs across the four run-chases in the current IPL campaign and it was the first time he has been dismissed when batting second.

"People, I think, are forgetting the importance of stitching in a partnership or going deep into the innings in T20 cricket," Kohli told the host broadcaster after he game.

"And I think this year around, you're seeing that you can't just come out and tee off from ball one. You need to have professionalism, to read the situation and try and get into a position where you can start dominating the bowlers.

"And for that, you need to string in a partnership. And it won't come easy on a slow pitch if you don't know how to rotate the strike. So, yeah, that's pretty much my method.

"I analyse the conditions, understand what the score on the board is, understand what the situation demands of me and have the skills to kind of keep rotating the strike and not be stagnant on one end."

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