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Royal Challengers Bengaluru star batter and former India captain Virat Kohli finally reacted to the jokes about his long stays in London with his family. Kohli, who now plays only one format for India, always finds himself as a buzzing topic on social media, with many praising him and several criticising him. Kohli's move to spend more time in England has always been questioned on social media, with many joking that RCB this year is playing 5 overseas players.

In a video shared by RCB, host Danish Sait, in his Mr Nags avatar, jokingly asked Kohli about the joke that RCB has 5 overseas players. He said, "People are saying RCB is playing five foreign players; I really don't understand what they are actually saying."

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Kohli was left in splits before responding, "I don't know why are you asking me? Ask the overseas players. I am not an overseas players". Kohli further asked the host if he thinks he is an overseas player, to which the host replied, "no".

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The joke originates from the IPL rule, which mandates all franchises to field not more than 4 overseas players in the team. Following his retirement from Test cricket in 2025, Kohli has been residing in England with his wife, Anushka Sharma, and children Vamika and Akaay and only travels to India during tournaments.

According to reports, Kohli prepared for IPL 2026 in England and returned to India just ahead of RCB's tournament opener against SRH. However, Kohli's form remains unaffected with this shift. He has amassed 893 runs in the last 10 innings he has played with the white ball, including four centuries.

The topic of Kohli residing in England makes trends on social media. Recently, a post went viral which claimed that Virat Kohli had asked the RCB management to book a chartered flight for him to travel back and forth to London between matches. However, Kohli himself denied any such request.

Virat Kohli in IPL 2026

Kohli started his IPL 2026 journey with a bang, anchoring his team to a comfortable win against SunRisers Hyderabad at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Kohli scored a match-winning 69 off just 38 deliveries, smashing 5 fours and an equal number of sixes.

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Chasing a target of 202, the chasemaster anchored the innings from the start and took his team over the line with an unbeaten knock. His performance guided the Bengaluru side to the fastest 200-plus chase in IPL history, completing the task in just 15.4 overs.


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