Bengaluru, March 18 -- Indian cricket icon Virat Kohli and stars Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Devdutt Padikkal joined the team ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.

RCB will start their title defence against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at their home venue of M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru and with the women's team being the current Women's Premier League (WPL) champions, the men's team will also be eyeing to retain the title and continue RCB's recent golden run. Currently, RCB are the reigning kings and queens of Indian franchise cricket, being the first team to hold the IPL and WPL trophies at the same time.

Taking to X, RCB posted about Virat's arrival, "You don't have to see him... to know he's coming! Check the calendar. There w...