Synopsis: Kohli-Padikkal duet blasts out Sudharsan’s symphony as RCB beat GT by five wickets. Overhauling two hundred plus totals has lost its novelty in the league. But seldom has it looked so frictionless, as when Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal produced fireworks that backboned Royal Challengers Bengaluru ’s predatory hunting down of Gujarat Titans ’ 205 by five wickets and seven balls to spare, laying to waste Sai Sudharsan ’s gorgeous hundred. The defending champions are putting on a strong title defence bid. Midway through their match-winning, thrill-a-ball stand, Virat Kohli took the backseat and decided to be the backing vocals. He gestured at his younger partner, Padikkal, to continue strumming the head-banging notes. Padikkal batted like a possessed drummer. Transfixed, the crowd were jiving and heaving to the soulful tunes composed in the middle. Padikkal was in a vengeful mood, as though he nursed a grudge against the Titans’ bowlers, all proven performers in sinister rhythm.…