The Indian No. 3 Virat Kohli, who plays also for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) stated that he truly enjoys IPL as the tournament provides an opportunity to chat, share camaraderie and make many new friends. He said it is just another addition to the many successes of IPL, because of its ‘connect’ to players and fans.
A 35-year-old man also skips current IInd vs Eng series just to be with his wife for a birth of their 2nd child. He will get his comeback stint during this year’s IPL edition, which is going to be conducted between March 22 to April 19. I 2024 IPL edition is all set to start with the match between the two formidable teams –Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and RCB at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, in Chennai.
“I absolutely love IPL, also because of the camaraderie you share, so many new players you play with, so many players that you’ve known for a long time who are not from your own country, whom you don’t see often.”
“There’s a reason why everyone loves IPL so much, as there’s a connect, both for players and fans.”
Virat Kohli
Kohli holds the record for most runs in the Indian Premier League. He scored 7,263 in 237 games, averaging 37.24 runs with a 130.02 strike rate. He stands out as the only player with over 7,000 runs in the T20 event. His name is also tied to the highest hundreds in this tournament (seven).
“In ICC tournaments, you don’t interact with other players so often” – Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli, while talking, stated how different the IPL is from ICC events. He pointed out in ICC events, players from various countries don’t interact much. But in IPL, it’s the opposite.
“You do play all your tournaments which is one team versus another. ICC tournaments come every now and then, but even in ICC tournaments, you don’t interact with other players or see the other team, so often.”
“But in IPL, you’re probably meeting every team just every second or third day, and that’s the beauty of IPL. You are playing in different conditions in a different city with a different team. Everybody has a different kind of determination at various stages of the tournament and such magical moments are being created.”
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli had a successful IPL 2023 season, scoring 639 runs in 14 innings at an average of 53.25 and a strike rate of 139.82, including two hundreds and six fifties.