Virat Kohli featured for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League 2026 at the HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala, on Sunday afternoon.
Kohli’s Recent Form
Kohli began the new season with an unbeaten match-winning knock of 69 runs as RCB defeated SRH in the season opener. In their next two games against CSK and RR, he made quality starts, but failed to convert them into big totals.
After scoring back-to-back ducks, Kohli returned to form in style. He scored an unbeaten century and helped RCB beat KKR by 6 wickets at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur, last Sunday.
Against KKR, he boasted a strike rate of 175.00 and hit 11 fours and three sixes.
Kohli to Open Innings
Virat Kohli is expected to open the innings against PBKS.