India, May 26 -- After almost two months of hustle in hot conditions, the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) has now come down to the last four matches. The league phase got over on Sunday, and the first match of the play-offs is set to kick off later today between table-toppers Royal Challengers Bengaluru and second-placed Gujarat Titans at Dharamsala, the only venue with pleasant weather.

Ahead of the match, let's take a look at the players who could impact the outcome of the contest in a big way.

In RCB's last league phase game against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Virat Kohli refused to shake hands with SRH opener Travis Head after the match. It brought him a lot of bad publicity. However, Kohli knows how to turn these situations to his advant...