Virat Kohli Completes 16 Years Royal Challengers Bangalore; RCB Wishes Ace Batter With Heartfelt Post

Virat Kohli, former Indian skipper and ace batter, on Monday completed 16 years with Indian Premier League franchise team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). He has been with RCB since the inaugural 2008 edition. To celebrate the feat, RCB shared a heartfelt message for the former captain on the micro-blogging site X. "Loyalty above all. 🙌 We love you, King Kohli! ❤‍🔥," RCB said in its post with a throwback video.

The post has created a buzz over the internet as its comment section is flooded with wishes and messages for Virat Kohli. The video shows a great batter's journey with the Bangalore franchise. From a young player to the G.O.A.T. of the game, Virat Kohli's evolution in the Red and Golden jersey was showcased perfectly with a power-packed song from Yash's blockbuster hit KGF.

The RCB had signed 19-year-old Virat Kohli when he was leading India's U-19 World Cup Team. Since then, Virat Kohli has been associated with the Bangalore franchise and today completed 16 years with the team.

"Loyalty above all." 🙌

We love you, King Kohli! ❤‍🔥#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #IPL #16YearsOfViratKohli #ViratKohli @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/7H1mcYvWQE

— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) March 11, 2024

The 36-year-old has appeared in 237 IPL matches to notch over 7263 runs with an average of 37.25, with best score of 113. The Bangalore side acquired a right-hander batsman for a whopping Rs 15.00 Cr deal and keeps on renewing the contract. However, other franchises also offered Virat Kohli to be their part, but the Delhi boy kept his loyalty high towards the Bangalore team.

Though the team missed out on winning the titles, Virat Kohli shattered several individual records during his IPL career including scoring runs in the history of the cash-rich league.