RCB has shared a post on social media that has sparked excitement among fans. (Image X @RichKettle07)
Bengaluru: IPL 2026 is about to begin. Meanwhile, defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) shared a post on social media that has sparked excitement among fans. The team's captain and iconic batsman Virat Kohli took to the nets on Wednesday in preparation for the 2026 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
RCB shared a video on its account, writing, "The run machine looks well oiled! Let's start #IPL2026 already." The team's run-making machine appears fully prepared. This short message indicates that the franchise is extremely confident for the next season.
Whenever RCB uses the term "run machine," it is often interpreted as referring to the team's most prominent batsman, Virat Kohli. Kohli is among the batsmen with the most and most consistent runs in IPL history. Kohli, who made his Indian Premier League debut in 2008, remains the lynchpin of RCB's batting. He has scored 8,661 runs in 267 matches so far, with an average of 39.54 and a strike rate of 132.85. Kohli has scored 8 centuries and 63 half-centuries in his IPL career, with his highest score being 113. His dominance in boundary count is also evident – he has hit 771 fours and 291 sixes.
VIRAT KOHLI’S INSTAGRAM POST. 🔥
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 11, 2026
- The King is ready for IPL 2026. pic.twitter.com/8ih74DCmDx
The biggest story of Virat Kohli's IPL career is the 2016 season. That year, he scored 973 runs in 16 matches, averaging 81.08 and striking at 152.03. Most notably, he scored 4 centuries in that same season, which still holds the record for the most centuries in a single season in IPL history. This is why, when RCB fans hear the term "run machine," they recall Kohli's historic form.
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