IPL 2020: "Where's Virat Kohli" Fans Ask As Royal Challengers Bangalore Players Board UAE Flight
Royal Challengers Bangalore posted a picture of the squad in the flight to the United Arab Emirates, but the masks made it difficult to see if Virat Kohli was in the lot.
Highlights
-
The RCB players on Friday boarded a flight to the UAE
-
RCB posted a group photo with their players' faces covered with masks
-
Masks made it difficult to see if Virat Kohli was travelling with them
The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) players on Friday boarded a flight to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for this year's Indian Premier League (IPL), which begins on September 19. To the delight of all RCB fans, the Bengaluru-based franchise posted a group photo on their various social media accounts, with their players' faces covered with masks and face shields, making it hard to distinguish them. Still some of the notable players that were recognisable in the picture were leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel and fast bowlers Umesh Yadav and Navdeep Saini.
"UAE calling! AirplaneFlag of United Arab Emirates. The Royal Challengers are all set to take-off! Drop a Red heart if you're happy to see the RCB fam together again! #PlayBold #TravelDays #IPL2020," RCB captioned the picture on Twitter.
UAE calling!
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) August 21, 2020
The Royal Challengers are all set to take-off!
Drop a if you're happy to see the RCB fam together again! #PlayBold #TravelDays #IPL2020 pic.twitter.com/nHLj6TUegV
It was hard to ascertain if RCB skipper Virat Kohli was also on that flight and fans also flooded the post enquiring about the same.
Teams like Kings XI Punjab, Rajasthan Royals and two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders have already reached the UAE on Thursday, while defending champions Mumbai Indians' contingent boarded the flight on Friday.
MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings are also expected to catch their flight on Friday. As per a PTI report, CSK off-spinner Harbhajan Singh will not be boarding the flight on Friday due to some personal reasons. He is expected to join his teammates within next two weeks.
Virat Kohli, who has led Indian team to many memorable wins across globe, has been unable to guide RCB to IPL title so far. The entire tournament being hosted in the UAE has negated home team advantage that some teams made full use of all these years and RCB fans would hope that it works in their favour and they get to see their team lifting their maiden IPL trophy.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli
Yuzvendra Chahal
Umesh Yadav
Parthiv Patel