During one of Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) practice sessions prior to their debut match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the storied Eden Gardens on Saturday, March 22, the famous Virat Kohli was spotted taking part in a talent test.
In front of his colleagues, the former captain of India and the RCB skilfully juggled the ball off his bat. The franchise shared the footage on their social media accounts.
“Relax your eyes! The caption said, “Skills challenge featuring Virat Kohli.”
Treat to sore eyes! Skills challenge ft. Virat Kohli 👑 pic.twitter.com/wBQdapZWvd
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) March 20, 2025
In the RCB nets on Thursday, March 20, Kohli was spotted taking on seasoned seamers Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Despite appearing at ease against Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar’s swing caused him some difficulties. Kohli attempted to resist the movement by reaching the ball’s pitch with his feet. He did, however, occasionally miss the queue.
The IPL 2025 opener is probably going to be dropped.
With appearances by Shreya Ghoshal and Disha Patani scheduled, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has done all possible to make the IPL 2025 opening ceremony a glamorous event. Following the performances, the competition will begin with a match between bitter rivals KKR and RCB.
But there’s a good risk that the weather will ruin the match. From Thursday through Sunday, South Bengal is expected to see rain and thunderstorms, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). An Orange Alert was issued on the day of the incident, and a Yellow Alert was issued the day after.
According to Accuweather, there is a 74% probability of rain and a 97% likelihood of cloud cover in Kolkata on Saturday. In the evening, around the time the game is supposed to start, the likelihood of rain increases to 90%. Cricket fans will cross their fingers, though, because Eden Gardens boasts first-rate drainage facilities.
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