Follow UsRoyal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter Virat Kohli says he is happy and excited to be back to playing cricket after a gap of two months. Kohli last played in the T20 International (T20I) series against Afghanistan in January. Since then, he has missed a huge chunk of matches, most notably, the five-match Test series against England at home, citing personal reasons.
However, he joined his Indian Premier League (IPL) team ahead of the season on Sunday (March 17). "It's really good to be back, firstly playing cricket and just starting off the IPL," Kohli told RCB TV.
"It's always exciting to come back to Bangalore for the start of the IPL season. So, similar emotions, similar feelings, and I haven't been off the media radar.
"I have been into the normalcy, you can say, for two months. So, yeah, I am pretty happy and excited to be back, and I hope all the fans are excited and happy as well."
Kohli spoke to RCB Women captain Smriti Mandhana after her side won the maiden Women's Premier League (WPL) on Sunday (March 17).
Kohli and RCB will kick-start their IPL campaign against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Friday (March 22) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. RCB finished sixth last season but made it to the playoffs 2020, 2021 and 2022.