Journalism of Courage
Anushka Sharma was on Friday present at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium to cheer for her husband and Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli and the team. Anushka was seen in the stands and was animated on more than one occasion. RCB were playing against Kings XI Punjab in the first game of Indian Premier League 2018 in Bangalore. Anushka Sharma proved to be a lucky chard for RCB as they beat KXIP by four wickets for their first win of the 2018 edition of Indian Premier League. (AP Photo)
Anushka Sharma sat throughout the duration of the match which Royal Challengers Bangalore won by chasing down a target of 156 runs with three balls to spare. (BCCI Photo)
Anushka Sharma was not the only Bollywood actress present at the stadium. Kings XI Punjab co-owner and Bollywood actress Preity Zinta was also at the stadium and both met. (PTI Photo)
Anushka Sharma and Preity Zinta happily obliged for the photographers. Zinta's team, however, ended up on the losing side. (BCCI Photo)
Anushka Sharma reacts to the fans. She was shown on the big screen in M Chinnaswamy Stadium more than once. (PTI Photo)
Preity Zinta would have liked her team to win the game against RCB on Friday and continue their winning momentum but that was not the case. (PTI Photo)
In the match, RCB were set a target of 156 runs and after early hiccups, AB de Villiers led the chase with a fluent fifty. (AP Photo)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won the game with four wickets and three balls to spare. This was their first win of IPL 2018. (PTI Photo)
Virat Kohli played a fluent knock but was bowled by a dream delivery from Mujeeb Ur Rhaman. (PTI Photo)
Umesh Yadav set up Royal Challengers Bangalore's win by taking three wickets in a single over to remove the top order. (AP Photo)
KL Rahul gave a brilliant start to KXIP once again with 47 runs off 30 balls but in the end, his team was bowled out for 155. (PTI Photo)
