A moment to be captured in one frame for Indian cricket fans. There is a blockbuster match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore (MI vs RCB) at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, April 12. With many stars in both the teams, this has become a must-watch match in the ongoing IPL 2026 season.
Indian cricket fans got to see exciting scenes many times during the match. Former Mumbai Indians captain and legend Rohit Sharma and former Royal Challengers Bangalore captain and legend Virat Kohli were engaged in conversation in the middle of the Wankhede Stadium.
A moment from Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the MI vs RCB IPL 2026 clash
During the MI vs RCB match, a video on social media platform ‘X’ has attracted many cricket fans as after retiring from T20 International and Test formats, it is very rare to see Virat and Rohit sharing the match pitch. Because of IPL, fans get a chance to see their favorite players again on the same pitch, but in different jerseys.
According to the caption of the post, when Virat Kohli was going to bat, he looked back at Rohit Sharma and immediately took a U-turn and started talking to Rohit.
The caption of the video reads, “Moment of the day: As Virat Kohli was walking out to bat, he saw Rohit Sharma behind him. He walked up to Rohit, chatted a bit and laughed lightly.”
Cricket fans took a trip down memory lane to enjoy the moment
Needless to say, this video has already garnered notable attention from cricket fans on the internet. Fans are expressing their views in their own way in the comment box. “What are you saying brother, IPL rivalry is fine but don’t forget we have to win the World Cup together,” a fan wrote in the comments. “Who made fun of their friendship on social media?”. Wrote in another comment.
Watch the heartwarming moment here:
Moment of the day: As soon as Virat Kohli walked out to bat, he saw Rohit Sharma behind him. He went to Rohit, talked for a while and also laughed a little.🤗❤️ pic.twitter.com/aLUWinyDqk
– 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐢𝐢⁴⁵ (@Rushiii_12) 12 April 2026
Solid start for RCB against Mumbai Indians, Kohli scored 50 runs
Talking about the match, Mumbai Indians won the toss and invited Royal Challengers Bangalore to bat first.
RCB’s top order delivered some solid innings through their openers Phil Salt and Virat Kohli and their number three batsman and captain Rajat Patidar. Phil Salt scored 78 runs in 36 balls and Virat Kohli scored 50 runs in 38 balls.
It is important for Royal Challengers Bangalore to win this match to continue their dominance in the league. In the last match, Rajasthan Royals had defeated them easily. This was RCB’s first win in the current season after claiming two wins in their first two matches of the IPL 2026 season. RCB will try to take themselves back to winning ways by defeating MI tonight.
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