It was on this day (March 11) that a young Virat Kohli was signed by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in 2008 during the U-19 Player Draft.

Interestingly KKR and RCB have previously played in the first match of a season during the very inaugural edition of the league in 2008. That match was held in Bengaluru, which KKR won comfortably ...

Let's decode the key stats from KKR's IPL 2024 title-winning campaign. KKR were sensational in the IPL 2024 league stage as they topped the points table with nine wins across 14 games (NRR: +1.428).

On this day in 2008, Royal Challengers Bengaluru snapped up Virat Kohli during the IPL U-19 draft after Delhi opted not to ...

The Carribean all-rounder was retained by KKR for ₹12 crores ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. He has been a key player for the franchise for a long time now. Russell played a massive role in their ...

Eden Gardens will host the first game of IPL 2025 • BCCI Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the opening match of IPL 2025 ...

Before discussing it further, let us inform you that the opening match will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders, aka KKR, and Royal Challengers Bangalore, aka RCB. Keep reading for a detailed ...

It will be the same fixture that got the IPL started way back in 2008 to kick things off this season: KKR vs RCB. All this, and other interesting takeaways from the schedule ...

New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): The defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the tournament opener of the Indian Premier League (IPL ...

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the opening match of IPL 2025. ESPNcricinfo has learned the season opener will be played at Eden ...

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the IPL 2025 opening match at their ... Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), runners-up in IPL 2024, will host 2008 ...