When Virat Kohli walks out of the away team dressing room in the pavilion that bears his name at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, it will be tempting to wonder what might have been. As the IPL turns 18, Kohli remains the only player to have represented the same franchise in every single season - but it is not the team based in his hometown.

Virat Kohli etched his name in the history books during the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) clash between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals (DC) as he held for his team in a tricky run-chase.

Virat Kohli scored 51 runs off 47 deliveries to play a crucial role in RCB chasing down 163 runs against Delhi Capitals on Sunday (April 27). He became the leading run-scorer of the season with the sixth fifty-plus score in 10 matches but missed out on creating history.