IPL 2022: Virat Kohli joins RCB camp ahead of IPL as team gears up to begin new era under skipper Faf du Plessis

IPL 2022: IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bagalore has given the much-awaited update as the team’s former captain Virat Kohli joined the camp ahead of the 15^th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Posting a picture of his arrival across its social media handles on Monday, the team wrote, “King Kohli has arrived! That’s it. That’s the News.”  Follow InsideSpot.IN for more updates

IPL 2022: Virat Kohli joins RCB camp ahead of IPL as team gears up to begin new era under skipper Faf du Plessis

King Kohli has arrived! That’s it. That’s the news. 🙌🏻👑 @imVkohli #PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #IPL2022 #Mission2022 #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/P8W9ICCwOX

— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) March 21, 2022

Virat Kohli who led the franchise for the last nine editions, relinquished his captaincy after last year’s IPL. He will now play under the captaincy of former South African cricketer Faf du Plessis. Du Plessis, who has played for Chennai Super Kings until last year was bought by RCB for 7 crores during the auction. With the pressure of captaincy no more on his shoulders, Kohli who is experiencing a dip in his form will look to focus on his batting and regain his form and contribute to the team’s success.

Earlier, Du Plessis also said that Kohli as a player is always important for the team “Even with him (Kohli) not being the captain, that energy he brings to himself and to the team is hugely important for us. We’ll try and use that as best as we can.”

IPL 2022: Virat Kohli joins RCB camp ahead of IPL, ready to begin new era under skipper Faf du Plessis

Kohli was retained by the franchise for 15 crores before the auction alongside Glenn Maxwell and Mohammad Siraj. The team also bought players like Dinesh Karthik, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga and Josh Hazlewood in the auction. RCB is yet to win a single IPL title and hopes for a turnaround of fortunes under new skipper Faf du Plessis.

The franchise will kickstart the season on 27th March, Sunday against Punjab Kings at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

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Retained: Virat Kohli (15 Cr), Glenn Maxwell (11 Cr), Mohammed Siraj (7 Cr), Auction Buys: Mahipal Lomror (95 L), Finn Allen (80L), Sherfane Rutherford (1 Cr), Jason Behrendorff (75 L), Suyash Prabhudesai (30 L), Chama Milind (25 L), Aneeshwar Gautam (20 L), Karn Sharma (50 L), David Willey (2 Cr), Siddharth Kaul (75 L), Luvnith Sissodia (20 L), Faf du Plessis (7 Cr), Harshal Patel (10.75 Cr), Wanindu Hasaranga (10.75 Cr), Dinesh Karthik (5.5 Cr), Josh Hazlewood (7.75 Cr), Shahbaz Ahamed (2.4 Cr), Anuj Rawat (3.4 Cr), Akash Deep (20 L)

IPL 2022: Virat Kohli joins RCB camp ahead of IPL as team gears up to begin new era under skipper Faf du Plessis