New Delhi: Ahead of the Indian Premier League 2025 resumption, star batter Virat Kohli, who recently called it quits from Test cricket, was seen practicing on Friday. The rearranged IPL 2025 is set to start on May 17, Saturday with the match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to be played at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium.
This will be the first time that the star cricketer would be seen on the field after announcing his retirement from the longest format on Monday. Kohli bid adieu to an illustrious Test career of 14 years, finishing as the fourth-highest run-scorer for Team India. The 36-year-old Delhi batter called time on his Test career after playing 123 matches and scoring 9,230 runs.
Meanwhile, Kohli attended a net practice session in Bengaluru on Friday and RCB shared a video of the star player on their official social media handle X. In the video shared, Kohli was seen playing some drive shots, pull and sweep shots. The video begins with Kohli entering the stadium in style and also captures few off-field moments of the star player before showing his on-field activity.
Watch the video
He walks in. Eyes fierce. Aura unmatched. 🤌
The King has entered the arena. 🔥👑
🎧: Nee Singam Dhan (Sony Music) pic.twitter.com/vad4ukLoR1
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 15, 2025
The Bengaluru side, which is in a solid position on the points table, would wish to continue their winning momentum in the league right from the first clash. Out of the total 11 matches played so far, RCB have won 8 of them and sit on the second position with 16 points in their kitty. The Rajat Patidar-led side has a clear chance of storming into the playoffs and they are also in the race to win the title for the maiden time keeping their form and performances in mind.
In 11 matches thus far, the right-handed batter has scored 505 runs and is currently the fourth-highest run-scorer of the season.
Ahead of the Indian Premier League 2025 resumption, star batter Virat Kohli, who recently called it quits from Test cricket, was seen practicing. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
