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Virat Kohli Stops RCB Team Song Midway at Chinnaswamy — Here's Why He Got Upset

During the washed-out RCB vs KKR match in Bengaluru, Virat Kohli got the RCB anthem stopped in the stadium — fans were surprised. Here’s what led to his sudden reaction.

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Published: 18 May 2025, 04:30 AM
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Virat Kohli Stops RCB Team Song Midway at Chinnaswamy — Here's Why He Got Upset

Bangalore: The match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Saturday was canceled due to rain. The rain that started in the day continued till late night due to which the toss could not be done. As soon as this match was canceled, the defending champion Kolkata team was out of the playoff race. At the same time, RCB's playoff hopes became even stronger.


The Indian Premier League, which was suspended on May 8 due to tension and military confrontation between India and Pakistan, was resuming with this match, but the audience was disappointed. However, now such reports have come out that run machine Virat Kohli had stopped the RCB team song during the practice session on Friday.


Why did Virat Kohli stop RCB's team song?


RCB star batsman Virat Kohli was present in the practice session with the team on Friday. The franchise also uploaded a video on social media in which Kohli was seen playing some brilliant shots. Now a report by Cricbuzz claims that Kohli was unhappy with the sound system playing at the venue while he was practicing. Due to this Kohli got angry and the music playing in the field had to be turned off, the report said.


The report said, 'Virat Kohli joined the batting group about one and a half hours after RCB's practice session at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday. After playing some excellent straight drives and pull shots, the game was interrupted for a while. He was not happy. Even in the empty stadium, RCB's team song was playing loudly as he came to the practice pitch. He expressed his displeasure to many people around, after which it was turned off and peace was restored. After this, the sound of the ball hitting the bat and the surrounding conversation could be heard.

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