New Delhi: Virat Kohli Royal Challengers Bangalore was seen training with his left knee strapped tight ahead of Royal Challengers Bangalore’s IPL 2026 match against Lucknow Supergiants at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday.In a video shared by LSG’s social media account, Kohli can be seen walking with his left knee tied during a meeting with New Zealand great Kane Williamson. He greeted LSG support staff Williamson and hugged LSG captain Rishabh Pant.Kohli is out of form in IPL 2026 and left the field with an ankle injury in the last match against Mumbai Indians, raising concerns over his availability for Wednesday’s match.However, the star hitter spent time with the Nets while dealing with a knee injury, temporarily easing concerns about his health. He also took long batting sessions during practice.In the four games so far this season, Kohli has scored 179 points at an average of 59.66 and a strike rate of 162.72, including two 50-point scores and a highest score of 69*.In the last match against Mumbai Indians, he scored 38-ball 50, hitting 5 fours and 1 six.RCB will once again rely on their strong batting line-up as they aim to overcome an inconsistent Lucknow Supergiants and escape the middle-order congestion.Bengaluru FC are currently third in the table with 6 points, followed by the other four teams with 4 points each. RCB are two points behind leaders Rajasthan Royals and one point behind Kings XI Punjab.
Squad:Royal Challengers Bangalore: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jacob Duffy, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar, Venkatesh Iyer, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Mangesh Yadav, Josh Hazlewood, Jordan Cox, Nuwan Tushara, Vicky Ostwal, Vihan Malhotra, Abhinandan Singh, Kanishk Chauhan, Satvik DeswalLucknow Supergiants: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (w/c), Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Mukul Chaudhry, Joe Raj Rinder, Mohammad Shami, Avish Khan, Digwish Singh Rati, Prince Yadav, Manimaran Siddas, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mayank Yadav, Matthew Bretzke, Anrich Nortje, Josh Inglis, Himmat Singh, Mohsin Khan, Arjun Tendulkar, Akash Maharaj Singh, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Arshin Kulkarni, Naman Tiwari.
