The 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League is all set to begin on Friday, March 31st. Royal Challengers Bangalore will kickstart their campaign in the star-studded league on the third day of the tournament with a thrilling clash against the five-time champion Mumbai Indians at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday (April 2).
As the IPL is returning to its original home-and-away format, RCB will return to their home ground M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru for the first time since 2019. RCB will be looking forward to ending their title drought this season.
Virat Kohli Gave A Big Warning To The Opposition
Meanwhile, ahead of IPL 2023, batting maestro Virat Kohli has issued a big warning to opposition teams by saying that even though he has found his mojo back, there’s still a lot of room for him to get to his best, which he hopes to happen during the upcoming season
Speaking in a video shared by RCB via their official Twitter account, Kohli said: “It was just about rediscovering the love for the game. That could happen when I stepped away from what was happening on the field for so long. I was trying to find ways when I was exhausted. I needed to connect with myself as a human first, not judge myself constantly or keep myself under scrutiny all the time. Staying away from the game helped me. That helped me rediscover my excitement and love for the game. When I came back, everything was an opportunity; there was no pressure.”
He added: “The results followed. I was able to play well in T20Is, ODIs, and recently in the Test series as well. I’m back to playing the way I do; there’s still a lot of room to get to my best, which hopefully happens in the IPL if I get to the level I really want to play at. That would help the team,”
Watch the video:
“I think I’m back to playing the way I do, but there’s a lot of room to get to my best, which hopefully happens during the IPL” – Virat Kohli talks about returning to Bengaluru and Chinnaswamy, on Bold Diaries.#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #IPL2023 @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/IJvTf8W1jt
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) March 23, 2023
Virat Kohli, who recently bounced back to his form, has scored one hundred at least in all three formats of the game in the last seven months. He is the leading run-scorer in the history of IPL. Talking about his numbers, he has played a total of 223 matches in the last 15 seasons of IPL, scoring 6624 runs at an average of 36.20.
Kohli stepped down from the position of the captaincy of Royal Challengers Bangalore after the conclusion of IPL 2021 and his position was taken over by Faf du Plessis.
