The right-arm pace bowler's absence, however, allowed the RCB skipper some respite as he made 33 off 29 balls to help his side get a solid platform. Kohli could begin well, making 19 off 14 balls in the power-play phase, which has been a vulnerable phase for him against Sandeep.
The right-arm Punjab pace bowler's seven dismissals of Kohli rank alongside Zaheer Khan's seven dismissals of MS Dhoni, as the joint highest by a bowler against a batsman in IPL history. Last season, Sandeep became the sixth Indian bowler to take 100 wickets in IPL history.
