Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar power Royal Challengers Bengaluru to 221/5 against Mumbai Indians
Mumbai, Apr 7 (PTI): Brisk half-centuries by skipper Rajat Patidar and Virat Kohli powered Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a competitive 221 for five against Mumbai Indians in their IPL match here on Monday.
Invited to bat first, Patidar led from the front with a scintillating 64 off 32 balls after star batter Kohli helped himself to a 42-ball 67 at the Wankhede Stadium. Devdutt Padikkal chipped in with a quick-fire 37 in 22 deliveries, as RCB toyed with the MI bowling attack.
Coming in to bat in the 15th over, Jitesh Sharma smashed 40 off 19 balls to help RCB end on a blazing note.
The returning Jasprit Bumrah was the best MI bowler as he conceded just 29 runs in his four overs.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 221/5 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 64, Virat Kohli 67, Devdutt Padikkal 37, Jitesh Sharma 40 not out; Hardik Pandya 2/45).
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RSS volunteers' mission is to shape a person into better human being: Bhagwat
Nagpur (PTI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said the work of RSS 'swayamsevaks' or volunteers is to shape a person into a better human being.
He was speaking at a program organised by the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) here on the occasion of birth anniversary of Yashwantrao Kelkar, a former RSS and ABVP leader.
ABVP and all the organisations affiliated to the RSS work on the basis of an ideology inspired by patriotism, said Bhagwat.
"We all work on the basis of an ideology....It is the rise of India. Patriotism is our inspiration," he said.
The work of RSS volunteers is to shape a person into a better human being, Bhagwat said.
Yashwantrao Kelkar was an inspiration for him and all swayamsevaks, he added.
