Virat Kohli, RCB XI: Virat Kohli chose RCB’s all-time best playing 11, Hazlewood-Bhuvi were left out.

Sanjeev Kumar

khelja|16-03-2026

Virat Kohli, RCB XI: Virat Kohli chose RCB's all-time best playing 11, Hazlewood-Bhuvi were left out.

Virat Kohli Picks his RCB Playing XI: Virat Kohli has been associated with RCB since the beginning of IPL. He is the only cricketer who has played for only one franchise in his entire IPL career. Now, who can be better than someone who has spent his entire IPL career with RCB to choose their all-time best playing XI? Virat Kohli has selected his all-time best eleven of RCB.

The big thing is that the names of two great bowlers of T20 format are not included in Virat's team. He has neither kept Hazlewood nor Bhuvneshwar Kumar in his best playing eleven.

Opener: Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli

In the best eleven that Virat Kohli has selected, he has included Chris Gayle along with himself in the opening, which is also right. Virat Jahan is the highest run scorer for RCB. Chris Gayle has the record of playing all the big innings for RCB.

These players were selected in the middle order

Virat Kohli has chosen AB de Villiers for number 3.

At the same time, he has given place to KL Rahul at number 4. In the middle order, Virat Kohli has replaced the current captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajat Patidar. Virat Kohli has selected Dinesh Karthik in his all-time eleven as the wicketkeeper.

Combination of 3 pacers, 2 spinners in bowling

In bowling, Virat Kohli has kept a combination of 3 fast bowlers and 2 spinners. Among the fast bowlers that Virat has kept in his team, the names are not of Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar but of Harshal Patel, Dale Steyn and Mitchell Starc.

Apart from these, Virat has selected both the spinners from India. He has included Yuzvendra Chahal in his best eleven along with Anil Kumble.

Virat Kohli's all time RCB XI

Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, KL Rahul, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik, Harshal Patel, Mitchell Starc, Dale Steyn, Anil Kumble, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Virat Kohli's all time RCB XI

Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, KL Rahul, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik, Harshal Patel, Mitchell Starc, Dale Steyn, Anil Kumble, Yuzvendra Chahal.