Virat Kohli Leaves For Bengaluru As RCB Aim To End 18 Years Of Hurt, Wife Anushka Sharma Next To Him: Viral Video

IPL 2025 is set to get underway on May 17, as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) host Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Bengaluru, and RCB stalwart Virat Kohli is gearing up for it. Kohli, who announced his retirement from Test cricket recently, will now be focusing on helping deliver RCB their first IPL title. On Thursday, Kohli was spotted at a private airport in Mumbai, boarding a flight to Bengaluru, alongside wife Anushka Sharma. The visuals of Kohli and Anushka quickly went viral across social media platforms.

Following his Test retirement announcement, Kohli had visited the holy town of Vrindavan, and is now making his way to Bengaluru for the restart of IPL 2025.

Watch: Virat Kohli leaves for Bengaluru ahead of IPL 2025 restart

Virat Kohli And @AnushkaSharma Spotted At Private Airport Today.
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Off To Bengaluru.
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.#Virushka #RCB #IPL2025 @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/fDCOctZUqV

RCB and Kohli sit second in the IPL 2025 table, on the same number of points as table-toppers Gujarat Titans (GT), and are on the verge of sealing their qualification to the playoffs. Kohli has had a standout campaign, having amassed 505 runs in 11 matches with seven half-centuries.

Kohli has never won an IPL trophy in his career, losing the final on three occasions. RCB will have their work cut out in the absence of regular captain Rajat Patidar, as well as the possible unavailability of some of their star overseas performers. Kohli is unlikely to lead RCB despite Patidar's absence, with Jitesh Sharma likely to fill in.

Kohli had announced his retirement from Test cricket earlier this week, calling time on a glittering career where he amassed 9,230 runs in 123 Tests, and also captained India to 40 wins in 68 matches.

"It's been 14 years