Fans pay a special tribute to Virat Kohli during the RCB vs KKR IPL game. The photos become viral

While the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 takes up after a brief suspension, fans of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) plan a special tribute to their most loved cricket player, Virat Kohli. In what promises to be an emotional evening at the stadium of Mr. Chinnaswamy on Saturday May 17, RCB fans put on white t-shirts to honor Kohli’s retirement from testing. The fans came out in large numbers to greet Kolhi despite the rain planned for the evening. And he quickly started to rain well before the draw, but the fans continued to stay in the stands.

It is only the heritage of Virat Kohli test today in an IPL match. The tribute he deserves pic.twitter.com/5tgsaewsok

– Bet (@bluntindianagal) May 17, 2025

The craze and aura of Virat Kohli.

– This is what King Kohli won .. !!!pic.twitter.com/l9gf1qmf2g

– Tanuj (@imtanujsingh) May 17, 2025

In Virat, with love!

A nice gesture of Bengaluru fans, wearing white jerseys to pay tribute to the incredible Virat Kohli test trip!

Look at the live action https://t.co/r4dtdew2gv#IPLONJIOSTAR RCB vs KKR | Live now on Star Sports-1, Star Sports-1 Hindi, … pic.twitter.com/ahdrlxxbav

– Star Sports (@starsportsindia) May 17, 2025

The match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be the first appearance of Kohli since he shocked the world of cricket by announcing his sudden retirement from the red ball cricket on May 12, during the tournament break caused by the border tensions India-Pakistan.

The tribute jerseys in white have already been spotted in the Bengaluru markets, fans presenting themselves in large numbers to buy them before the high -voltage confrontation. Social media campaigns around the initiative have also grown, with many articles calling for supporters to transform the stadium into a “white sea” for the special occasion.

The renowned commentator Harsha Bhogle recognized the idea on social networks, tweeting: “Do you plan to present yourself in white for the game on the 17th? Do you remember seeing an article suggesting this. It will be incredible and a show for ages if you are true and if you can do it.”

However, concerns have been raised regarding potential problems with the visibility of the ball. A crowd dominated by white t-shirts could challenge the fields of field trying to follow the white ball used in T20 matches.

Addressing the question, the Director of CLIC Cricket of the RCB, Mo Bobat, told Espncricinfo: “This is not something we thought or talked too much. I certainly noticed that the fans have spoken about it a little, but I do not think that it will have a lot of impact on our game.”

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru are currently in second position in the point table and hope to overcome the Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday to improve their chances of winning a place in the playoff series.

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