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Virat Kohli has been residing in London with his family for a couple of years now, far away from the chaos surrounding him. He only plays in IPL and ODIs for Indian national team.
RCB's Virat Kohli during a practice session.(PTI)Virat Kohli's shifting of base to London along with his family has been a topic of significant discussion on social media with critics pointing fingers at his residency. With the kind of personalities Kohli and his actress wife Anushka Sharma are, living a normal life in India is extremely difficult as fans and media would flock them every time they come out of their house.
Another aspect that played a huge part in Kohli and Anushka moving out was their kids as the star couple wanted to to raise their son and daughter away from the glitz and glamour. While it is believed that Anushka has taken a break from her career to raise the kids, Kohli often returns to India to play for India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the IPL.
Having already retired from Tests and T20Is, Kohli only plays in the 50-over format for India. The last time he was seen in national colours on home soil was back in January when the Men in Blue hosted New Zealand. With close to two month's break, Kohli is back with a bang for RCB, leading the defending champions with an unbeaten half-century against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2026 opener in front of home fans.
The decision to stay away from constant spotlight hasn't impacted Kohli's performances. Rather, the long breaks have helped the former Indian captain to be mentally fresh and excited and give 120% on the field. The 37-year-old finally broke his silence on the “overseas” chatter, in a light-hearted exchange with RCB's popular persona Mr Nags.
“There are a many things that people say on social media about you. People are saying RCB are playing five overseas players,” Mr Nags said. Kohli, took a pause, before breaking down in laughter, and humourously replied, “I don't know. Why are you asking me? Ask the overseas players. I am not an overseas player. Am I an overseas player?”
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