Virat Kohli Reportedly Refuses RCB Contract Ahead of IPL 2026: Reports

Virat Kohli has retired from T20 International and Test cricket. Now the news of King Kohli's retirement from IPL has come out, which is really shocking. Before that, let us tell you that Team India's Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar had said that Kohli is not committed to the 2027 World Cup.

Kohli has been the biggest face value for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the IPL. Because of Kohli, franchises get attractive deals. Now according to media reports, Kohli has refused to renew his contract with a particular brand. After this, the discussion of his IPL retirement intensified.

According to reports, Kohli wants the franchise to look for another face along with not renewing the contract. This gives a clear hint that Kohli may say goodbye to IPL soon.

He is in no mood to follow in the footsteps of former Team India captain MS Dhoni. Dhoni retired from international cricket 5 years ago but is playing IPL. After the release of Faf du Plessis in IPL 2025, Kohli was approached by RCB for the captaincy, but he put Rajat Patidar's name forward. It is also worth noting that the team won the first IPL title under Patidar's captaincy. Virat Kohli's IPL Career.

Kohli has played only for Bengaluru in his IPL career. He has played 267 matches so far, scoring 8661 runs at an average of 39.54 and a strike rate of 132.85 while batting in 259 innings. During this time, he scored 8 centuries and 63 half-centuries with his high score of 113* runs.

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