[Watch] Virat Kohli joins RCB camp ahead of IPL 2024; Set to return to cricketing action after 2 months

Virat Kohli missed the five-match test series against England at home recently.

Four days before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season kicks off, Virat Kohli arrived at the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) camp. The arrival of Kohli must have undoubtedly lifted the spirits in the dressing room, as they are set to take on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai to begin their campaign.

For the unversed, since participating in the T20I series against Afghanistan, Kohli has been absent from all of the action. He was absent for the entirety of the five-match Test series against England. During the series, Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma were blessed with a baby boy, they named Akaay.

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All this while, Kohli was away from the limelight and in London as he returned to India only on Sunday (March 17) as he was spotted at Mumbai airport.

“It’s really good to be back”- Virat Kohli on joining the RCB camp before IPL 2024

Fans of Royal Challengers Bangalore were ecstatic to see Kohli arrive at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium for the preseason, just one day after the Bengaluru-based team became victorious in the Women’s Premier League (WPL 2024) in Delhi. At the famous location in the city of Southern India, Kohli was seen working out.

“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 by RCB.

It’s time for the arrival video you were waiting for! ❤️👑Virat Kohli returns to his den in Namma Bengaluru, ahead of the #IPL. Watch what he has to say on @bigbasket_com presents Bold Diaries! Download the Big Basket App now. 📱#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #IPL2024 #Homecoming… pic.twitter.com/t3MPYtORAF

— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) March 18, 2024

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.

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