IPL 2026 | 'How did he bowl that ball?': Virat Kohli's first reaction to Prince Yadav's 'dream delivery'
Prince Yadav's stunning delivery that bowled Virat Kohli for a duck in IPL 2026 has earned him high praise. Bowling coach Bharat Arun called it a 'dream ball' and lauded the young pacer's significant improvement this season, backing him for future national representation. Arun also expressed confidence in other LSG bowlers like Mayank Yadav and Mohsin Khan.
NEW DELHI: Not just the fans, commentators or the Royal Challengers Bengaluru dugout, even Virat Kohli himself was left stunned after being bowled by an absolute beauty from Prince Yadav during the IPL 2026 clash between RCB and Lucknow Super Giants on Thursday. Prince dismissed Kohli for a two-ball duck in the match. Prince delivered a 140kph good-length ball outside off stump that drew Kohli forward before sharply nipping back into the right-hander, beating his inside edge and sending the off stump cartwheeling.
Impressed by the young pacer’s rise this season, Lucknow Super Giants bowling coach Bharat Arun hailed Prince’s evolution in IPL 2026, describing the delivery to Kohli as a “dream ball” while also backing him to represent India in the future. Prince, who managed just three wickets in six matches last season, has emerged as one of the standout fast bowlers of IPL 2026 with 16 wickets in 10 innings. His brilliant nip-backer to Kohli in Lucknow - where LSG defeated RCB by nine runs in a rain-affected encounter - was widely described by many as the “ball of the tournament.
” "See, Prince, last year he showed glimpses of what he could achieve. So, actually this year during the camps that we had, we discussed his strengths. See, under pressure, sometimes a bowler goes blank.
But under pressure, the one who is confident of executing his strengths is going to be most successful in execution. "So, we had lot of one-on-one chats during the pre-season camps and things like that. And understood what is the best, what are their strengths.