Virat Kohli has added another father in his well-decorated Indian Premier League (IPL) career for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). As soon as the batter was named in the playing eleven against the Mumbai Indians tonight, the batting maestro achieved the rare milestone.
On this special occasion, the franchise also shared a special post for their marquee batter. According to the stats, the match number 54 of the ongoing IPL 2026 season is the 278th match for Virat Kohli with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in his iconic jersey number 18.
Virat Kohli achieved a rare record before the first ball of the RCB vs MI IPL 2026 match
Meanwhile, Phil Salt is also available for the match against the Mumbai Indians because of the injury. In place of Salt, Jacob Bethell remains in the team line-up along with Virat Kohli. On the other side, Hardik Pandya is not playing for the Mumbai Indians tonight. In place of Pandya, it is Suryakumar Yadav who is leading the team in Blue.
2️⃣7️⃣8️⃣* 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒. 🐐
1️⃣ 𝐉𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐘. ❤️🔥
1️⃣ 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆. 👑Every one of those 278 caps worn with unmatched passion, pride, and loyalty. 😮💨🔥
This is a love story written forever in Red, Blue, and Gold. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/kL7ErcLNVo
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 10, 2026
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