Rumors over; reason why Kohli did not sign that RCB contract revealed

BENGALURU: Social media is currently flooded with strong rumours that Virat Kohli is preparing to leave the IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore. The news that Kohli was not ready to sign a new commercial contract with the team started such discussions. However, close sources indicate that there is no basis for the rumours. With Kohli retiring from Test and Twenty20 formats and his ODI future uncertain, fans are eagerly following every news about Kohli's career.

Although the issue related to the commercial contract persists, sources indicate that it does not affect Kohli's IPL career as an RCB player in any way. The player has been an integral part of RCB since the first season of the IPL in 2008. He was able to win the IPL title with the team in 2025 after a long wait.

Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif also said that Kohli will not leave RCB. 'Is Virat Kohli retiring from IPL? No guys, Virat Kohli had promised that he will play his first and last match for Benglauru only. He has promised this and since he has done it, he will not back out. But people are saying he hasn’t signed a commercial deal. There are two deals, players’ contract and commercial contract. The reason he has not signed a commercial contract is because a new owner might come for RCB and they will control the franchise. That’s why he is waiting, if there’s a change, then there will be negotiation and all. These are all behind the scenes stuff and we don’t have a lot of information about these things. He is waiting for all that."

'Virat Kohli has started playing only now. RCB has started winning trophies now. Kohli scored 650+ runs and made them win the trophy. He made runs in the Champions Trophy 2025, he was the Player of the Match in the T20 World Cup 2024 final and was the Player of the Tournament in the 2023 World Cup. He has only started playing now. Now you have to wait for more. He is going nowhere. He will play only for RCB. He has promised it to the fans and he will not break it'. - Muhammad Kaif added.