Watch: Virat Kohli meets childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma, Touches his feet to take blessings

Virat Kohli met his childhood coach at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi before RCB's match tonight against DC.

In his first IPL game at home this year, Virat Kohli won over the hearts of fans with a heartfelt gesture. As he stepped onto the field, he paused to show his respect to his childhood coach, Rajkumar Sharma, by touching his feet. Despite having arrived in the state a few days earlier, Kohli took the time to meet with his coach at the venue before the match began.

Since the video of Kohli's touching gesture went viral on social media, fans have been expressing their admiration for the player's humility and reverence towards his mentor. It's worth mentioning that Rajkumar Sharma has an impressive background in domestic cricket and has previously worked with the Delhi state team.

Watch the video here:

At the Arun Jaitley Stadium, the pavilion is named after Virat Kohli, and the legendary Indian cricketer will be coming out to bat from the pavilion named in his honor. It's worth noting that Kohli has previously captained Delhi in domestic cricket.

RCB face DC at the Arun Jailtey Stadium

Regarding the game, in the 50th match of the IPL 2023 season between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Delhi Capitals, the toss was won by RCB's captain Faf du Plessis, who chose to bat first.

These are the playing XIs for both teams:

Delhi Capitals: David Warner, Philip Salt, Mitchell Marsh, Rilee Rossouw, Manish Pandey, Aman Hakim Khan, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Anuj Rawat, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik, Kedar Jadhav, Wanindu Hasaranga, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood.