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[Watch] Roaring Response From Fans As Virat Kohli Lands In Chennai For CSK vs RCB

Virat Kohli will play for RCB in IPL 2024 [X.com]Virat Kohli will play for RCB in IPL 2024 [X.com]

With the days remaining for the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, the anticipation for the tournament opener between defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) is at an all-time high.

After, RCB's UNBOX event on Tuesday arrived in the early hours of Wednesday morning, where locals cheered and gave former India captain Virat Kohli a thunderous reception at the airport.

Kohli, who is making a return to the cricket field after a short-break post after India's T20Is versus Afghanistan, is a crowd favourite and attracts people in large numbers irrespective of the franchise.

As soon as fans got a glimpse of Kohli, the crowd present at the arrival terminal went berserk and greeted the RCB stalwart as one of their own. while being dressed in their rivals colours.


Watch: Crowd go buzzing as Virat Kohli lands at Chennai airport

The tournament opener between CSK and RCB will be played at iconic M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, which has hosted several nail-biting encounters and will once again see the South Indian derby on March 22. 

Kohli missed India's five-Test series against England due to the birth of his second child 'Akaay', opting to stay with his wife Anushka Sharma, and family in London.

On Tuesday, the 36-year-old expressed his dream of lifting the IPL trophy after RCB's Women's team led by Smriti Mandhana lifted the franchise's inaugural trophy winning the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2024.