Virat Kohli to hitch Huge Bash facet Sydney Sixers for subsequent two seasons: Is it true? | Cricket Information – The Instances of India

NEW DELHI: Indian cricket followers have been in for a shock on Tuesday morning when the Sydney Sixers, a three-time Huge Bash League (BBL) champion, introduced that Virat Kohli had formally signed for the subsequent two seasons.
The information unfold like wildfire, sparking pleasure and debate throughout social media. Nonetheless, it did not take lengthy for the Australian franchise to clear the air — this was nothing greater than an April Idiot’s prank.
“April Fools,” the Sydney Sixers later posted on X (previously Twitter), confirming that Kohli had not, in actual fact, joined the BBL.
Given Kohli’s ongoing dedication to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) within the IPL, the probabilities of him enjoying in Australia’s T20 league by no means crossed anybody’s thoughts.

At the moment, Kohli is concentrated on IPL 2025, the place he continues to dominate the file books.
In RCB’s match in opposition to Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) on the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Kohli turned the very best run-scorer in opposition to CSK in IPL historical past, surpassing Shikhar Dhawan.
Although he managed solely 31 runs off 30 balls, the milestone reaffirmed his standing as one of many biggest batters in IPL historical past.
Within the IPL 2025 opener between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and RCB, Kohli was honoured with the distinguished “IPL 18” memento by BCCI president Roger Binny.
The popularity highlighted his unbelievable journey within the match, the place he stays the main run-scorer with 8,094 runs in 254 matches, together with eight centuries and 56 half-centuries.

Regardless of a legendary 2016 season the place he scored 973 runs, an IPL title nonetheless eludes him.
The opening ceremony additionally noticed Kohli sharing a enjoyable second with Bollywood celebrity Shah Rukh Khan, dancing to “Jhoome Jo Pathaan” earlier than Rinku Singh joined SRK for an additional energetic efficiency.
Following India’s triumph within the T20 World Cup, Kohli bid farewell to worldwide T20 cricket, selecting to give attention to ODIs, Checks, and franchise cricket.