Virat kohli terms rivalry with csk ‘the most intense’ in front of Bengaluru device: ‘It is only yellow and …’

Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni will probably be prepared for the only time in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Saturday in the M -Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Both teams experience a contrasting fate in the IPL 2025 edition. RCB is located in the upper half of the points table, while MS Dhonis CSK is at the end of the table.

Before the game against CSK, the RCB opened dough Virat Kohli described the rivalry with MS Dhoni and Co as “most intense” and said that both teams in Bengaluru are immediately supported, and this makes it really difficult.

Ms. Dhoni headed CSK in the current 18th edition of the T20 tournament after Ruturaj Gaikwad was excluded on his elbow due to a breach of hair. On the other hand, RCB are at the third place in the point table and the team played exceptionally well under the leadership of Rajat Patidar.

“I would say a team that in the past I had the feeling of playing the most intense games Chennai Super Kings in Bengaluru. Because in Chennai there are of course Chennai fans -it’s just yellow and CSK fans everywhere. Jiohotar.

“CSK fans travel in large numbers, so buy tickets very early and take over part of the stadium. So if you play against CSK, there is an intensive atmosphere in the stadium in Bengaluru. And then the game is obviously very intense and competitive. This environment is the most exciting.

“It was a long journey”

Virat Kohli was remarkable in the current IPL 2025 for RCB and scored 443 runs in 10 games for the franchise. The right-handed dough is in the race for the orange cap and third place in the leading run-scorers list behind Gujarat Titans’ Sai Sudharsan and the Suryakumar Yadav from Mumbai Indians.

The former RCB captain said he never expected the tournament to be as big when it started in 2008.

“It was a long journey – one that we grown, develop and have seen this amazing spectacle. When Ipl started, I would never have thought that it could achieve such a stage,” said Kohli.

“But 18 years and roles, and every year they feel the same excitement, if not more, which is a massive credit for the league, how it is organized, the teams, competitiveness and professionalism-he added.