IPL 2024: Virat Kohli falls victim as Maiden IPL Wicket for the 10th Time, Complete List of Bowlers who got Kohli as 1st IPL Wicket

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Virat Kohli's purple patch in the IPL 2024 ended on a disappointing note as the batter couldn't score big against Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday (April 2).

RCB also suffered their third defeat in the season, their second one at home and remained 9th in the IPL table.

Kohli made a superb start but got dismissed in Manimaran Siddharth's delivery after scoring 22 runs off 16 balls. Kohli was also Siddharth's maiden IPL wicket as the 25-year-old got a massive scalp.

Virat Kohli as maiden wicket for an IPL bowler

With this, Virat Kohli has now become the victim of any bowler's maiden IPL wicket for the 10th time. Two former RCB players Parthiv Patel (13) and AB de Villiers (11) are the players who are ahead of him as being dismissed as the maiden wicket in the IPL.

Kohli's journey as being the first wicket for any bowler in the IPL started way back in 2008. Then-KKR pacer Ashoke Dinda cleaned up the RCB stalwart in the very first match of the Indian Premier League. India's current pace sensation Jasprit Bumrah also had Kohli's wicket as his first in IPL. Over the years, a total of 10 bowlers have got Kohli as their first IPL scalp, and here is a complete list of all bowlers-

Virat Kohli as 1st IPL Wicket - Complete List of Bowlers

1. Ashoke Dinda (KKR) - 2008
2. Ashish Nehra (DC) - 2008
3. Albie Morkel (CSK) - 2008
4. Chetanya Nanda (MI) - 2009
5. Doug Bracewell (DC) - 2012
6. Jasprit Bumrah (MI) - 2013
7. Mitchell McClenaghan (MI) - 2015
8. Harpreet Brar (PBKS) - 2021
9. Dewald Brevis (MI) - 2022
10. Manimaran Siddharth (LSG) - 2024