Recently, teams announced their reserved lists for IPL 2025. During this period, the RCB team retained Virat Kohli for Rs 21 crore. Apart from Virat Kohli, he has retained two other players. This is the first time Virat has received such a high fee in IPL. Virat Kohli has been with Royal Challengers Bangalore since 2008. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli said that he will continue with RCB till 2027. If that happens, then he will spend 20 years with RCB. No player in the history of IPL has been associated with any team for such a long time.
What did Virat Kohli say?
Virat Kohli is like the backbone of RCB. While playing for RCB, he has scored over 8,000 runs at a strike rate of 131.97, including 8 centuries and 55 fifties. Virat Kohli said in RCB Bold Diaries that he aims to play for at least another three years. He said that by the end of this cycle, he would have been playing for RCB for 20 years and it was a very special feeling for him. He never thought he would play for the same team for so many years, but over the years, the relationship has become very special. He further said that he can’t see himself playing anywhere except RCB. He was glad it happened. He was delighted to be given the opportunity to form a new team at the auction.
Kohli wants to win trophies
Apart from this, Kohli spoke about his close relationship with the team and fans and said that he aims to bring a championship to RCB. Virat said that everyone knows how important RCB is to him. This special relationship continues to grow stronger over the years. He hopes fans and everyone associated with the team feel the same way. He is also eagerly waiting for this cycle and will definitely aim to win at least one IPL title in the next cycle. Kohli promised the fans that RCB will leave no stone unturned to win the trophy. He said that he will, as always, try his best to make everyone proud.
(Enter PTI)
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