Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s experienced batter Virat Kohli showed off his fit, toned body and abs during a rehearsal before IPL 2026. The defending champions will start their campaign on March 28 against Sunrisers Hyderabad at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
As the joy for the brand new season grows, Kohli caught everyone’s attention after pictures from the training session went viral. Within the photos, he was seen talking to Mo Bobat, along with his abs clearly visible.
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Virat Kohli flexing his abs 🥶
The fittest cricketer on the planet 💪🏻 pic.twitter.com/yApo4EIMQc
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Within the upcoming season, Virat Kohli will look to proceed his amazing IPL form and help his team win back-to-back titles. He remains to be the very best run-scorer in IPL history, with 8,661 runs in 259 innings, averaging 39.54 and scoring at a strike rate of 132.85. His record also includes 63 half-centuries, eight centuries, and 291 sixes.
“He Can Play Without Pressure Now”: Ashwin on Virat Kohli Before IPL 2026
Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin feels that Virat Kohli has already achieved loads in his profession and might now play with none pressure in IPL 2026. He also said that if Kohli goes into the tournament with a relaxed and open mindset, he could bat the way in which he did within the 2016 season. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ashwin said:
“Virat Kohli is sitting ready of complete peace and blissfulness. He has achieved numerous things, has won tournaments, he has now won the IPL as well. He just desires to go after that another 50-over World Cup. He can go and play freely now.”
“If he comes with an open mindset, he can bat like IPL 2016. The age factor is there. He can definitely go on to repeat it. If he says, ‘Boss, I’m just going to let go and rejoice’. Even when he makes 300 runs at a strike rate of 170, that may be a job done for RCB,” he added.
Within the 2016 season, Virat Kohli had an incredible run, scoring 973 runs in 16 matches. He averaged 81.08 and had a strike rate of 152.03, including seven half-centuries and 4 centuries.
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