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RCB fans plan special tribute for Virat Kohli ahead of the game vs KKR

RCB fans have planned to hold a special tribute for Indian cricketer Virat Kohli after his decision to retire from Test cricket which was made on Monday

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) fans are set to give a special tribute to Virat Kohli once the IPL 2025 season resumes. For the unversed, BCCI had announced a new schedule for the final few games of the IPL 2025, which is set to be played from 17th May 2025 to 3rd June 2025. RCB will be playing defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) once the league season resumes. 

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Kohli had retired from the Test format on Monday after playing 123 games for the national side. RCB fans are planning to wear all white as a sign of respect for Kohli, who has a huge fan following in Bengaluru. One message doing the rounds on social media is encouraging the fans to wear the Test kit as a tribute for India’s former skipper. 

Virat Kohli is the second Indian player within a week to announce his Test retirement. Rohit Sharma had moved away from the longest format of the game last Wednesday. Team India are set to take on England next in a five-match series, with the first game set to be played on 20th June. 

Meanwhile, RCB Fan Army officials posted a tweet opposing the move and wrote, “Do not do this! This will indirectly impact the playing conditions.” The same fan army also took to their Instagram handle and posted a note which read, “We all feel the emotion of Virat’s test farewell. But wearing whites to a T20/ODI can affect the visibility and lead to dropped catches. Let’s honour him with love. Not risking the game”

Former India star expresses displeasure over Virat’s retirement

India’s former skipper and 1983 World Cup winner Kris Srikkanth isn’t happy with the fact that Virat Kohli has retired. Speaking to Revsportz, Srikkanth said, “If I was the chairman now, I would say, ‘Boss, you captain the team, bring back glory to Indian Test cricket, and then leave Test cricket.”

Srikkanth also added, “The selectors should have convinced him. Had I been there, I would have spoken to him and asked him to captain India in England. Bring back the glory days to India’s Test cricket and retire. That would have made it the perfect end." 

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