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Which team is Virat Kohli’s favorite rival in IPL? Mumbai Indians or Kolkata Knight Riders?

Which team is Virat Kohli’s favorite rival in IPL? Mumbai Indians or Kolkata Knight Riders?

IPL 2025: Which team is Virat Kohli's favourite opponent in IPL? Ace Indian batters answers between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders

It has been 16 years since Virat Kohli made his debut for the India Cricket Team. Apart from the Men in Blue, Kohli has also been a regular for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. In a fun interaction with Star Sports, Virat Kohli has revealed that his favourite opponent in the Indian Premier League is Kolkata Knight Riders.

It was back in 2008 when a 19-year old kid from Delhi made his debut for the Men in Blue. Thus is a bid to celebrate Virat Kohli‘s 16 years for Team India, Star Sports decided to host a fun segment with the ace batter. After a series of this or that questions, Kohli was asked about his favourite IPL opponent.

The two options that were presented to Virat Kohli were Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders. The former India skipper took a little bit of time before answering that the Kolkata based outfits were his favourite opponent in IPL.

Both RCB and KKR are formidable rivals on the pitch in the Indian Premier League. In IPL, the two sides have locked horns 34 times with KKR winning 20 games while RCB has managed to etch out 14 wins. As for Mumbai Indians, the stats are likewise. MI have managed to bear RCB 19 times in 33 games.

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