Glenn Maxwell and Virat Kohli square off during RCB's pre-game football session in Jaipur.
Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell played in a competitive football match as part of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) team's football warm-up routine, hours before their highly anticipated match against the Rajasthan Royals (RR).
Ankush Pandey
The IPL 2024 season hasn't started off well for RCB yet. RCB is currently seated in the bottom three of the points table, having only won once in their last four games. However, since the competition is still early, RCB has plenty of time to get over these first nerves.
Having said that, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and the unbeaten Rajasthan Royals are set to play their away game of the IPL 2024 season later today at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
RCB players, including Kohli, practice football.
It's interesting that RCB played a friendly football match to start the pre-game warm-up. Anuj Rawat, Lockie Ferguson, Cameron Green, Tom Curran, and Virat Kohli found themselves pitted against each other in opposing teams during the entertaining match.
RCB posted photos from the session on social media, and fans have been nothing but supportive of this incredible team-building exercise.
Some footie talent show in today’s training. Our stars are ???????????????????????? and ready for tonight ????#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #IPL2024 #RRvRCB pic.twitter.com/THV0C6j0VV
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) April 6, 2024
To make sure the players were emotionally and physically ready for the challenges that awaited them on the cricket pitch, the purpose of the football session was to allow them to switch gears.
Today will be RCB's hardest test of the season because RR has been unbeatable up to this point.
Conversely, RCB was unable to overcome their bowling infirmity once more. This year, the biggest loss to the team is not having a reliable and powerful bowler in the attack.
