RCB will host Mumbai Indians of their season opener on April 2 on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
The franchise shared an image of Kohli on social media platforms to announce his arrival within the town.
The wait is over and Virat Kohli is in Bengaluru! 😍Happy HOMECOMING, KING! 👑#PlayBold #నమమంRCB #IPL2023… https://t.co/AGRVN2TcXT
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) 1679734392000
The former RCB skipper will sign up for the likes of Faf Du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar within the group’s follow consultation from Sunday onwards. Kohli together with his teammates can even unveil the franchise’s legitimate jersey over the weekend.
As former RCB teammates, Ab de Villiers, Chris Gayle and Kohli can even reunite all over again. Their reunion will likely be greater than particular as Kohli’s former teammates will likely be inducted into the RCB Hall of status.
De Villiers represented the aspect from 2011-2021 in 157 suits. He scored 4,522 runs at a mean of 41.10. He scored two centuries and 37 fifties for the aspect at a strike fee of over 158. While, Gayle represented RCB from 2011-17 in 91 suits, scoring 3,420 runs at a strike fee of over 154 and 5 centuries and 21 half-centuries. His easiest ranking is 175*.
RCB will get started their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season with a fit in opposition to Mumbai Indians (MI) at their house area, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Last yr, RCB certified for the playoffs and completed fourth within the festival after shedding to Rajasthan Royals in qualifier 2 through seven wickets.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad energy: 25 gamers (out of the country 8)
Players purchased throughout IPL 2023 Auction – Reece Topley (INR 1.9 crore), Himanshu Sharma (INR 20 lakh), Will Jacks (INR 3.2 crore), Manoj Bhandage (INR 20 lakh), Rajan Kumar (INR 70 lakh), Avinash Singh (INR 60 lakh).
Players retained – Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Suyash Prabhudessai, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Finn Allen, Glenn Maxwell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, David Willey, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood, Siddarth Kaul, Akash Deep.
(With inputs from ANI)