New Delhi, March 25 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) veteran Virat Kohli turned into a bowler during a practice session ahead of IPL 2026.

RCB, the defending champions, will get their IPL 2026 campaign underway with a home match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Bengaluru on Saturday.

In a viral video, Kohli can be seen bowling to his fellow opener Phil Salt in a bid to help the England cricketer rediscover his form. Kohli can be seen bowling a few full-length deliveries to Salt before asking the latter if he wants to face a few short-length balls.

Salt readily agreed and practised his pull shots.

Kohli and Salt were one of the most ruthless opening duos in IPL 2025. Often, whenever Kohli has anchored the innings, Salt plays th...