The IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians will feature two of India’s cricket icons, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, facing off on Monday. While MI is one of the most successful teams in the league, RCB is still waiting for their first title.
Virat Kohli Opens Up About His Long-Standing Bond With Rohit Sharma
However, the start of the IPL 2025 season has shown a different picture, with RCB looking stronger than Mumbai. Before the big match, Virat spoke about his relationship with Rohit and shared some details about their 15-year-long connection.
“I think it’s a very natural thing to take place when you play with someone for so long and you share so much of your insight of the game initially, your learning from each other, you’re kind of growing in your careers at probably the same time, and you share all kind of queries and questions,” Kohli said in a video posted by RCB.
“So there’s a lot of back and forth that happens and also the fact that, you know, we worked very closely in terms of the leadership for the team, so there were always ideas discussed and more or less, we would end up on the same page in terms of the gut feel of that situation – there is a trust factor and do the job for the team,” he added.
Virat Kohli Talks Leadership and Friendship With Rohit Sharma
There has been a lot of talk about the relationship between Virat and Rohit in the Indian team, with rumors of a fallout and many stories spreading on social media. However, Virat said that neither he nor Rohit ever imagined they would play for India together for 15 years. Looking back, they both have many fond memories of the time they’ve spent together.
“We have definitely enjoyed our time playing together, so we were able to make out careers long because when we were young, as I said, it was not certain that we would end up playing for 15 years for India. The journey for so long and consistently, very grateful and very happy for all the memories, all the moments that we’ve shared and continue to do so,” he concluded.
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