RCB Fangirl Deepika Ghose Cheering Virat Kohli & Boys During RCB vs SRH IPL 2019 Match Becomes Internet Sensation
RCB were the first team to be eliminated from the playoff race. They have ended their season at the bottom of the table with just five wins in the 14 matches they played.
Bengaluru, May 6: Royal Challengers Bangalore ended their dismal IPL season with a victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad. While the win gave Virat Kohli and his boys something to feel good about, an RCB fan who had gone to watch the game at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru as attained celebrity status on the internet. Mystery RCB Fangirl 'Deepika Ghose' Becomes Social Media Sensation! Check Her Instagram Pics & Videos With Shahrukh Khan, Ranveer Singh and Other Celebs.
The camera panned towards the RCB fan in the middle of the match and clips of her have since gone viral. The girl's Instagram account was also made public and the number of followers on it has since crossed 150k overnight.
There are also quite a few fake accounts that have come up with her name, prompting the fan to post a clarification that this remains her only handle. "PLEASE do not follow or accept any other accounts with my name on Instagram (sic.)," she said in the post.
RCB were the first team to be eliminated from the playoff race. They have ended their season at the bottom of the table with just five wins in the 14 matches they played. While their points tally is the same as that of Rajasthan Royals, their net run rate of -0.607 saw them finish at the bottom. Virat Kohli’s RCB Defeats SRH by Four Wickets But Mystery Girl is Stealing Hearts of the Netizens.
This prompted captain Virat Kohli and star batsman AB de Villiers to post an apology to the fans through the franchise's social media handles ahead of their final game against Hyderabad.
Kohli said the season was as disappointing for players as it was for fans. "We will do everything we can, next year to turn this around," he said. "Even after three hours of the match being washed out (against Rajasthan Royals), you sat in the stadium and gave us the loudest cheer when we walked out to bat. That's special. Thank you so much for being the lovely fans."
Watch 'Mystery RCB Girl' aka Deepika Ghose Have Fun During RCB vs SRH Match
"Sorry about the ups and downs. we are hoping to finish on a high. Please keep supporting us. It keeps us going and, hopefully, something special will come out of the last game and the next season," AB de Villiers had said.
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