Virat Kohli Laughs (Screen Grab) Indian cricket superstar and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) icon Virat Kohli has ended speculation by suggesting that he has applied for special travel arrangements during the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) season.Reports had earlier claimed that Kohli, who has spent considerable time in London in recent years, had asked the RCB management for access to charter flights between India and the UK. Reports further suggested that he planned to travel back to London on breaks of more than three days to spend time with his family.
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IPL 2026: RCB confirm their home venue for the upcoming edition However, Kohli was quick to dismiss these claims. He shared one such message about his story on Instagram along with a laughing emoji, making it clear that the rumors were baseless and false.Virat took to Instagram to post one of these reports about his story along with a laughing emoji, suggesting that the reports are false after all.
RCB Start title defense
The IPL 2026 season is set to begin on March 28 when defending champions RCB take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru. After finally clinching their first IPL title last season, Kohli will once again be central to RCB’s campaign. Currently with 8,661 runs in 267 matches with eight centuries and 63 fifties, Virat will also be aiming to become the first player to reach the 9,000-run mark in IPL history.After 9,085 runs in 282 matches for RCB across the IPL and the now defunct T20 Champions League, Virat is one extraordinary season away from becoming the first ever player to score 10,000 runs for a single IPL team in all of T20 cricket.Having made 13,543 runs in 414 T20Is, including nine centuries and 105 fifties, Virat will also be aiming to join West Indies titans Chris Gayle (14,562 runs), Kieron Pollard (14,482 runs), England’s Alex Hales (14,449 runs) and the fifth member of the Australian legend 12 as David Warner as the 8th Australian legend. 14,000 run club in T20 cricket.
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The stellar form continues
Kohli enjoyed an excellent IPL 2025 season, scoring 657 runs in 15 innings at an average of 54.75 and a strike rate of 144.71. With eight half-centuries, he finished as RCB’s leading run-scorer and third-highest run-getter overall.
