India, March 29 -- Virat Kohli made a big statement of intent on Saturday night as he guided Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to a comfortable win against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. The 2026 IPL opener lived up to its billing as both teams played some exciting cricket. Kohli (69 off 38 balls, 4sx5, 6sx5) stayed till the end as the defending champions chased down 202 in the 16th over. Reacting to his performance, former India player Mohammad Kaif posted on X, which kind of took a dig at Kohli's critics. But it was not the occasion for that!

"Imagine, after two ducks in Australia, they said Virat Kohli was over. His last 10 scores in white ball cricket are - 74, 135, 102, 65, 131, 77, 93 , 23, 124 and 69 n.o in this m...