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Reports emerged that Virat, who has largely settled in London over last few years, had asked RCB for access to chartered flights between India and London. The report also stated that if the gap between his team's games is more than three days, he would fly to the UK to and return ahead of the game.
Indian and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batting icon Virat Kohli rubbished the reports of him requesting the RCB management for access to chartered flights between India and London during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season. RCB start their season against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru on March 28.
The development came in after one of the media outlets suggested that Kohli, who has largely settled in London over last few years, had asked RCB for access to chartered flights between India and London. It also stated that if the gap between his team was more than three days, he would fly back to the UK to spend time with family and return ahead of the game.
However, the rumours and reports have been put to rest by Kohli. Taking to Instagram, Kohli posted one of these reports on his story along with laughing emojis, indicating that these reports are, after all, false.
Virat Kohli & RCB eye another fiery season
After the man in number 18 secured his first IPL title during his 18th season as a loyal RCBian, Kohli will be eyeing another fiery season with the bat that would keep the crowds happy and statisticians busy.
Currently at 8,661 runs in 267 matches with eight centuries and 63 fifties, Virat will also be aiming to become the first player to reach the 9,000 run mark in IPL history. Having made 9,085 runs in 282 matches for RCB across IPL and now-defunct Champions League T20, Kohli is one extraordinary season away from becoming the first-ever player to score 10,000 runs for a single IPL team in all of T20 cricket.
Having made 13,543 runs in 414 T20Is, including nine centuries and 105 fifties, Kohli will also be aiming to join West Indies titans Chris Gayle (14,562 runs), Kieron Pollard (14,482 runs), England's Alex Hales (14,449 runs), and Australian legend David Warner (14,028 runs) as the fifth member of the 14,000-run club in T20 cricket.
Last season, Kohli scored 657 runs in 15 innings at an average of 54.75 and a strike rate of 144.71, with eight fifties to his name, finishing as the team's leading run-getter and third-highest run-getter overall.
RCB's complete fixture in IPL 2026 in first phase
| March 28 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | M. Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru | 7:30 PM |
| April 5 | Chennai Super Kings | M. Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru | 7:30 PM |
| April 10 | Rajasthan Royals | ACA Stadium, Guwahati | 7:30 PM |
| April 12 | Mumbai Indians | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 7:30 PM |
With ANI inputs
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