<p> Bengaluru: Superstar Virat Kohli on Monday made his first appearance in the training session of his franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the IPL beginning March 22.</p>.<p> Kohli, who was out of the country for the birth of his second child, arrived in India on Sunday.</p>.Lok Sabha poll dates announced: How IPL was scheduled in earlier general election years.<p> The former India and RCB captain was seen taking rounds of the Chinnaswamy Stadium as part of his warm-up. Skipper Faf du Plessis also attended the session.</p>.<p> RCB, who have never won the IPL, begin their campaign against reigning champions Chennai Super Kings in Chennai on Friday.</p>.<p> Kohli's performance in the lucrative T20 league will be closely tracked as the event precedes the T20 World Cup in the USA and Caribbean.</p>.<p> The 35-year-old played his first T20 since the 2022 World Cup back in January against Afghanistan.</p>.WPL 2024: Fans throng Bengaluru streets to celebrate RCB's first-ever Women's Premier League title.<p> Skipper Rohit Sharma also made a comeback in that series and is expected to lead India in the T20 World Cup beginning June 1.</p>.<p> Kohli also missed the five-match home Test series against England due to his family commitments.</p>.<p> The batting great had a memorable IPL last year, aggregating 639 runs including two hundreds and six half-centuries.</p>
<p> Bengaluru: Superstar Virat Kohli on Monday made his first appearance in the training session of his franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the IPL beginning March 22.</p>.<p> Kohli, who was out of the country for the birth of his second child, arrived in India on Sunday.</p>.Lok Sabha poll dates announced: How IPL was scheduled in earlier general election years.<p> The former India and RCB captain was seen taking rounds of the Chinnaswamy Stadium as part of his warm-up. Skipper Faf du Plessis also attended the session.</p>.<p> RCB, who have never won the IPL, begin their campaign against reigning champions Chennai Super Kings in Chennai on Friday.</p>.<p> Kohli's performance in the lucrative T20 league will be closely tracked as the event precedes the T20 World Cup in the USA and Caribbean.</p>.<p> The 35-year-old played his first T20 since the 2022 World Cup back in January against Afghanistan.</p>.WPL 2024: Fans throng Bengaluru streets to celebrate RCB's first-ever Women's Premier League title.<p> Skipper Rohit Sharma also made a comeback in that series and is expected to lead India in the T20 World Cup beginning June 1.</p>.<p> Kohli also missed the five-match home Test series against England due to his family commitments.</p>.<p> The batting great had a memorable IPL last year, aggregating 639 runs including two hundreds and six half-centuries.</p>