India, May 3 -- In a fiery moment in Royal Challengers Bengaluru's clash against Chennai Super Kings in Bengaluru on Saturday, Virat Kohli unleashed a pointed response to Khaleel Ahmed as soon as he bowled to the batter for the first time in the game - hitting him for back-to-back sixes in the third over of the innings. The confrontation may not have had words this time, but the fans didn't miss out on an opportunity to refer to the previous incident from earlier in the season.

In their April meeting in Chennai, Kohli and Khaleel had shared a brief but animated post-match exchange, where Kohli, visibly agitated, seemed to reprimand the left-arm pacer in a manner that was part stern, part playful.

Saturday's game marked their first on-fi...