India and RCB captain Virat Kohli is having no off days as he has started his prepearations for the upcoming IPL 2021 slated to begin on April 9 in Chennai. RCB will lock horns with defending champions Mumbai Indians in the opener.
Kohli posted a video of his workout regime on social media that was captioned, “No rest days. From here on its all about speed #IPL.”
The skipper had in fact talked about the IPL during the post-match presentation after the third and final encounter against England on Sunday in Pune. India clinched the three-match ODI series 2-1 after beating England by 7 runs in a thrilling decider.
The Indian captain said that the series against England has been pretty amazing and the players would now focus on the IPL. “It has been an amazing season for us and we wanted to finish on a high. This tour has been sweet, winning every series. Now to enjoy the IPL, it’s a different kind of challenge, and back again with this group of guys,” Kohli said.
“The IPL break (for the support staff) is a bit of a respite. But scheduling is something that needs to be looked at in these times. It’s not easy to be playing for months in bubbles. Everyone can’t have the same mental capacity all the time. Am sure things will be discussed and things will change in the future,” he added.
The Virat Kohl-led RCB side bought a few new recruits during the mini-auctions held in Chennai in February.
The overseas players who have joined the team include Glenn Maxwell, Daniel Sams, Kyle Jamieson and Daniel Christian. While Maxwell and Jamieson were bought for Rs 14.25 Cr and Rs 15 Cr, Christian received a sum of Rs 4.8 Cr. Sams will be joining the team after being traded from Delhi Capitals.
RCB have managed to reach the IPL final thrice in the earlier editions but have never lifted the trophy.