India, March 27 -- Virat Kohli and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will get their IPL 2026 campaign underway in the season opener against Sunrisers Hyderabad, on Saturday. Former cricketer Aakash Chopra backed the veteran to perform as an opener for RCB, praising his fitness and also felt that it would be similar for Rohit Sharma. But when it came to MS Dhoni, he felt that it could be a 'little difficult' for the CSK star due to his age.

Dhoni is already 44 years old and is also expected to don the gloves as a wicketkeeper for Chennai. But the arrival of Sanju Samson could also see Dhoni perform as an Impact Player, coming in to only bat.

"It is a little difficult for Dhoni as well because he is on the wrong side of 40. For him, not t...