RCB has been carrying forward their last season's form and consistency into IPL 2026 and started off the season well. Their opening pair of Phil Salt, who is destructive, and Virat Kohli, who mostly plays anchor roles, has been quite impressive. Apart from them, captain Rajat Patidar and Devdutt Padikkal have been consistent enough to keep the scoreboard running. In the upcoming game, the defending champions will lock horns with the Lucknow Super Giants at home.

A day before the game, the players were seen in a practice session, meeting old friends and chatting. Such a video surfaced online from Chinnaswamy as Luck Super Giants official account posted that Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson and Risabh Pant greeting, hugging and chatting with each other with the caption, “Yaari dosti “

It didn’t take much time to go viral, and Netizens noticed this brotherhood and friendship. Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson have played many international games against each other and shared a great bond, and so do Pant and their teammates.

Some netizens shared old pictures in a dugout of these three reminiscing about their bond:

Some highlighted that the hug was so wholesome, highlighting their friendship:

Some posted witty comments too:

RCB keen to take the table top spot, defeating LSG next

Although RCB and LSG head-to-head records keep RCB with 4 wins ahead of LSG, with only 2 wins, anything can happen on a match day in IPL 2026, as momentum shifts. RCB had a rather strong and balanced season this year, whereas LSG opposite. But if you check the last 2 games, LSG seems to be more confident and having better momentum than RCB. RCB lost against RR and against MI; their bowling didn’t show much spark, although they lost.LSG on other hand has won against KKR and a clos