Virat Kohli joins Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of IPL clash with Chennai Super Kings | Cricket News
Virat Kohli made his first public appearance after the birth of his son when he returned to Bengaluru to join the Royal Challengers Bangalore camp ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League season.
“It’s really good to be back, firstly playing cricket and just starting off the IPL. Always exciting to come back to Bangalore for the start of the IPL season. So similar emotions, similar feelings and I haven’t been off the media radar. I have been into the normalcy, you can say for 2 months. So, yeah, I am pretty happy and excited to be back and I hope all the fans are excited and happy as well,” Kohli said in a video shared RCB.
Kohli, who was out of the country for the birth of his second child, arrived in India on Sunday. The former India and RCB captain was seen taking rounds of the Chinnaswamy Stadium as part of his warm-up. Skipper Faf du Plessis also attended the session.
He also congratulated the RCB women’s team on video call after they had defeated Delhi Capitals to win the Women’s Premier League.
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Virat Kohli returns to his den in Namma Bengaluru, ahead of the #IPL.
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— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) March 18, 2024
RCB, who have never won the IPL, begin their campaign against reigning champions Chennai Super Kings in Chennai on Friday.
Kohli’s performance in the lucrative T20 league will be closely tracked as the event precedes the T20 World Cup in the USA and Caribbean.
The 35-year-old played his first T20 since the 2022 World Cup back in January against Afghanan.
Skipper Rohit Sharma also made a comeback in that series and is expected to lead India in the T20 World Cup beginning June 1.
Kohli also missed the five-match home Test series against England due to his family commitments.
The batting great had a memorable IPL last year, aggregating 639 runs including two hundreds and six half-centuries
(With agency inputs)
