India, March 19 -- Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan asserted that the upcoming IPL season is going to be slightly different for Virat Kohli, who has now retired from Tests and T20Is and is focusing solely on ODIs. Kohli announced his Test retirement midway through the last IPL and has since been playing in ODIs, a format he concentrated on in the second half of 2025. Despite stepping away from other formats, his presence has sparked excitement around ODIs, and he has shown no signs of slowing down, scoring centuries against South Africa and New Zealand. The buzz will be around him when he returns in RCB colours once again this season.

He scored 657 runs in 15 innings while maintaining an average of 54.75 and striking at 144.71. With...