India, March 29 -- The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium witnessed a new era of leadership and celebration as Royal Challengers Bengaluru secured a dominant six-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2026 opener on March 28. Following the record-breaking Rs.16,700 crore takeover of the franchise by an Aditya Birla Group-led consortium, new chairman Aryaman Birla and his sister Ananya Birla were seen leading the cheers from the owner's box.

The celebratory atmosphere reached a fever pitch when Anushka Sharma, seated alongside the new owners, joined in the festivities to mark the team's successful title defence start. The evening was capped off by a viral "Virushka" moment as Virat Kohli blew a flying kiss to Anushka from the field immedi...