Du Plessis backed Kohli, his one-time teammate at Royal Challengers Bangalore, to come back stronger from the struggles, and said retirement is a "very personal" choice.
With the clock ticking down fast for the IPL 2024 opener, players and coaches have started to arrive.
'Shubman Gill is a great thinker and player, but man management will be key to his leadership success.'
Royal Challengers Bangalore thrashed Kings XI Punjab by 82 runs via D/L method in a rain-hit IPL clash at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the play-offs of the Indian Premier League after their last league match against Delhi Daredevils was called off due to heavy rains.
The wet outfield delayed the start of the match, but the RCB duo used the time for a jovial chat.
It is not just MS Dhoni's captaincy, or his players' relaxed outlook that makes Chennai Super Kings so dominant in the IPL, for bowling coach Dwayne Bravo also attributes the consistent run to the lack of outside interference.
'I was standing inside the dressing room, and he was coming inside, where there was a small water bottle. MS just kicked it out of the park. I was like, 'S**t, oh my god!'
Game 31 of IPL 2022 will see the Lucknow Super Giants take on the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the D Y Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai.
Royal Challengers Bangalore were forced to share points with Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match after heavy downpour led to match being called off.
The first eliminator game of IPL 2022 features the Lucknow Super Giants and the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Royal Challengers Bangalore would look to build on the momentum when they take on a struggling Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match in Dubai on Wednesday.
The Madhya Pradesh all-rounder was bought by KKR for a massive bid of Rs 23.75 crore.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore named Kedar Jadhav as David Willey's replacement for the rest of the IPL 2023 season.
Game 60 of IPL 2022 will see the Royal Challengers Bangalore take on the Punjab Kings at the Brabourne stadium in Mumbai starting 1930 IST.
'Even though Sanjay sir had prepared me, seeing Bumrah come in still gave me a bit of a jolt.'
Game 54 of IPL 2022 will see the Sunrisers Hyderabad take on the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first game of the day at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai starting 1530 IST.
A question mark hanging over their play-off chances, Royal Challengers Bangalore return to the comfort of home when they clash with Kings XI Punjab in a crucial Pepsi IPL match on Tuesday.
Speculation is rife that this will be Mahendra Singh Dhoni's final IPL season as a player.
Kings XI Punjab beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 22 runs in a rain-truncated Indian Premier League game in Mohali.
Bollywood superstars Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff will bring their signature charisma and high-octane energy to the ceremony.
Both teams trained on Thursday evening, maintaining social distancing norms and protocols.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL campaign that began with optimism has melted into chaos. Their bowlers require a drastic transformation in mindset against Sunrisers Hyderabad for them to register an elusive win in Bengaluru on Monday.
Two defeats against the Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals -- and the Bangalore Royal Challengers have slipped to seventh in the table and would be desperate to make amends when it takes on the battered Kolkata Knight Riders in Pretoria. The Kolkata Knight Riders though will be playing more for pride than points.
Gujarat Titans, Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants had already qualified for IPL 2022 playoffs and Royal Challengers Bangalore became the fourth and last team to do so.
Rishabh Pant was considered one of the hottest captaincy prospects in the league.
Kings XI Punjab scored their fifth win in a row when they beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday.
Over the last few years, the Ee Sala Cup Namde (The Cup is ours this time) slogan of Royal Challengers Bangalore has remained the pet troll of social media army. But not anymore after this Sunday!
Indian Premier League-II runners-up Royal Challengers Bangalore take on South Africa's Cape Cobras in the opening match of the Champions League Twenty20 [ Images ] cricket tournament that commences in Bangalore on October 8. Hyderabad will host the final, on October 23, as well as the second semi-final, on October 22, while Delhi will host the first semi-final on October 21.
Kohli took to Instagram to share a glimpse of the special evening,
The Capitals made a challenging 194 for five as Shafali Varma mustered a 31-ball 50 after they were asked to bat first.
The complete schedule of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League.
Virat Kohli led from the front with a breathtaking unbeaten 93 as Royal Challengers Bangalore made short work of a challenging target from Sunrisers Hyderabad winning by seven wickets in a Pepsi Indian Premier League match in Bangalore.
Zaheer Khan returns to the IPL fold after two years, having been associated with five-time champions Mumbai Indians from 2018-2022.
Bengaluru is reeling under a severe water crisis, the worst in the last four decades, and there have been calls from several quarters to shift the IPL games, beginning here on March 25, out of the city.
The KKR think-tank might not be unduly worried as their campaign is still at a nascent stage, but they would like to see the first-choice pacer and spinner finding their range at the earliest.
The IPL 2024 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders witnessed a notable moment as Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir appeared to bury the hatchet from their past feud.
Defending champions Chennai Super Kings will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2024 IPL season-opener in Chennai on March 22, the BCCI announced on Thursday while unveiling the schedule for only the first 17 days of the popular T20 league.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL 2024 campaign is just one-match old, but it has already exposed their biggest chink. It's fragility in bowling, and they need better returns from bowlers against a confident Punjab Kings at an unforgiving M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru, on Monday.
Even though the Mumbai Indians were playing on their home ground, the Viratians -- for that's what Kohli's army is called -- made their presence felt with loud cheers and chants for their hero.
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