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Virat Kohli Reacts to Viral ‘Chartered London Flights’ Rumour Ahead of IPL 2026
Kohli dismissed viral claims about special chartered flights between India and London during IPL breaks, focusing instead on defending RCB’s title starting March 28.
- Ahead of the March 28 season opener, Virat Kohli ended the silence on rumoured India–London travel requests by dismissing them on his official Instagram story as Royal Challengers Bengaluru prepared at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
- Kohli's recent London stays helped spark a rumour that a viral post alleged he asked RCB management for chartered flights if there was a gap of more than three days between matches.
- On his official Instagram story, Kohli posted a screenshot of the claim with two 'laughing' emojis, signalling to his 270+ million followers the rumours were a joke.
- Kohli's denials came as the squad focused on defending their IPL title, emphasizing their commitment despite recent speculation. Kohli urged teammates 'We worked really hard over the last two to three seasons to achieve what we did last year, and it's only going to get tougher because other teams are going to come hard at us'.
- On the milestones front, Kohli sits at 9,085 runs for RCB and is chasing 10,000 runs for a single T20 franchise, with 8,661 IPL runs and 13,543 career T20 runs.
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Virat Kohli's time in London has been discussed in the past. When he's away from cricketing action, he prefers to live a normal life with his family in London. Kohli has tried to keep his children away from the limelight.
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