‘Connect for players and fans’: Virat Kohli shares his ‘absolute love’ for IPL ahead of 2024 edition

The star Indian cricketer Virat Kohli shared his love for the Indian Premier League ahead of the upcoming seventeenth edition of the coveted event on Friday, March 8.

Kohli highlighted the connection between followers and the players, which displays in everybody’s cause to comply with one of the preferred leagues on this planet. The Indian stalwart is at present on a break from cricket and isn’t half of India’s ongoing Test sequence towards England at house.

However, the 35-year-old batter is anticipated to return to the pitch when Royal Challengers Bangalore tackle MS Dhoni‘s Chennai Super Kings within the opening recreation of the IPL 2024 on March 22. 

“I absolutely love IPL, also because of the camaraderie you share, so many new players you play with, so many players that you’ve known for a long time who are not from your own country, whom you don’t see often,” Virat Kohli instructed Star Sports. “There’s a cause why everybody loves IPL a lot, as there’s a join, each for players and followers. 

Kohli additionally shared his ideas on what makes IPL totally different from ICC tournaments. The former RCB captain added that interacting with opponent players after each recreation makes IPL totally different from ICC tournaments. 

“You do play all your tournaments which is one team versus another. ICC tournaments come every now and then, but even in ICC tournaments, you don’t interact with other players or see the other team, so often. But in IPL, you’re probably meeting every team just every second or third day, and that’s the beauty of IPL. You are playing in different conditions in a different city with a different team. Everybody has a different kind of determination at various stages of the tournament and such magical moments are being created,” Virat added additional.

RCB stalwart loved a sensational season in 2023 the place he recorded 639 runs in 14 IPL innings with the assistance of two centuries. Kohli leads the scoring chart in event historical past with 7263 runs and additionally boasts document 7 centuries to his title.