Twitter Goes Wild as Virat Kohli Displays Top Form Ahead of Season

Virat Kohli is all set for the upcoming IPL season and he is showing dominant form. In the second practice match played by RCB, he went on to score 45 runs off just 19 balls. With his fearless approach, fans are now getting the 2016 vibe again.

The IPL 2026 is about to begin in two days, and Virat Kohli has started to show a dominant form. It has been a long time since fans saw the 2016 version of Virat Kohli in the IPL, so he just decided to give a trailer this time. Right before the IPL 2026 season begins, RCB played two practice matches which were also uploaded on their social media handles.

While Virat Kohli failed to score big in the first match, he was able to smash three sixes for the team. In the second practice match played by the team, Kohli displayed absolute rampage with his batting skills. He went on to score 45 runs off 19 balls, showing his dominance with the bat right before the upcoming season.

The knock was so good that even Royal Challengers Bengaluru decided to post it on their social media handles. Here's how fans on Twitter have reacted to the same.

Has Jitesh Predicted it?

Earlier Jitesh Sharma was present in a podcast with Ranveer Allahbadia. The RCB wicket-keeper said that it would be Virat Kohli winning the Orange Cap this time, noting his form recently.

New 2016

Fans have been calling 2026 the new 2016 for a long time. But looking at Virat Kohli's aggressive batting style in the practice matches, it seems that the rumours are true.

Happy Realisation

Surely the RCB fans have been a lot happy looking at Virat Kohli's batting in the practice match. But they must take a moment of realisation to know that these games were against the RCB bowlers.