{"id":21857,"date":"2025-03-15T13:10:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T07:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=576559"},"modified":"2025-03-15T13:10:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T07:40:32","slug":"ipl-2025-virat-kohli-joins-rcb-camp-ahead-of-ipl-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2025-virat-kohli-joins-rcb-camp-ahead-of-ipl-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2025: Virat Kohli joins RCB camp ahead of IPL 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) star Virat Kohli has officially joined the team\u2019s camp ahead of the much-anticipated Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season. As the franchise gears up for the 18th edition of the tournament, Kohli\u2019s arrival has sparked excitement among fans, who are eager to see him back in action.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>RCB kick-starts preparations for IPL 2025<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">RCB, who will face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the season opener on March 22 at Eden Gardens, has begun its pre-season training. Kohli\u2019s return to the camp comes at a crucial time as the team looks to build momentum before the tournament. The former RCB captain, who won the Orange Cap last year as the league\u2019s leading run-scorer, will be aiming to replicate his stellar performances this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>New leadership, same intent<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With Rajat Patidar appointed as RCB\u2019s new captain, the franchise enters a new era. Kohli, who led the team for nearly a decade before stepping down in 2021, will continue to play a key role as a senior figure in the squad. His presence adds immense value, not just with the bat but also in mentoring the younger players.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Fans react to Kohli\u2019s return<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">RCB\u2019s social media handles set the internet abuzz by sharing pictures of Kohli\u2019s tattooed hand, prompting fans to instantly recognize their icon. The cryptic yet creative post only heightened anticipation for his return, with supporters flooding the comments with excitement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As the IPL 2025 season draws closer, all eyes will be on Kohli to see if he can once again lead RCB\u2019s charge with his batting brilliance. With a fresh leadership setup and Kohli in top form, RCB will be aiming for their maiden IPL title this year.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) star Virat Kohli has officially joined the team\u2019s camp ahead of the much-anticipated Indian Premier League\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":385,"featured_media":42198,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/385"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21857\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}