IPL Auction 2025: Virat Kohli officially joins a new team - "New chapter for me"

On Thursday, November 7, the India National Cricket Team superstar Virat Kohli made a major announcement via his official social media platforms.

Virat Kohli announced that he would be opening a new chapter of his life with his new team - Sporting Beyond - which will be working with him on all of his business interests.

I am excited to announce a fresh start with Sporting Beyond, my new team - Virat Kohli

In an official statement released by Kohli, he stated that he has been working with Sporting Beyond for a while now and the team shares his 'values of transparency, integrity and a love for sport'.

"I am excited to announce a fresh start with Sporting Beyond, my new team, who have been working with me for a while now," Kohli stated.

"The team at Sporting Beyond shares my goals and my values of transparency, integrity and a love for sport, in all its forms. This opens a new chapter for me as I look forward to my partnership with my new team, who will be working with me on all of my business interests."

🤝 #sportingbeyond pic.twitter.com/Z1kojD8lzJ

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) November 7, 2024

Notably, Sporting Beyond Pvt Ltd is a company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. According to their Instagram bio, the company specializes in sports marketing, advising, and consulting services.

They focus on helping brands engage with sports audiences and enhance their visibility through various means such as Sports Marketing, Advisors & Consultants, Brand Endorsements, Sponsorships & Partnerships, and Sports Hospitality.

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Virat Kohli retained by Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Recently, ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction in Jeddah, all the Indian Premier League franchises revealed the list of retained and released.

Kohli, as expected, was chosen as the top retention of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The Indian batter has seen a big increase in his salary as he has been retained for a whopping INR 21 crore.

Along with Kohli, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru have retained the right-handed batter Rajat Patidar for INR 11 crore and left-arm pacer Yash Dayal for INR 5 crore.

RCB overall spent INR 37 crore on three retentions and will enter the mega auction with a huge purse of INR 83 crore to fill 22 slots in the squad.

Virat Kohli to be next seen in action in Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Kohli will be next seen in action for India National Cricket Team in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. The high-octane series will begin on November 22 in Perth.

Virat Kohli will have to play a big role with the bat if India wish to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In the last two tours, India crushed the Aussies and would be aiming to register a hat-trick of Test series wins Down Under.

India will be underconfident entering the series after their recent 0-3 sweep at the hands of New Zealand at home. Also, Kohli has also not fired with the bat in the last five Test matches at home.

In the series against Bangladesh, Virat Kohli scored 99 runs at an average of 33.00 in 2 matches, and in the three-match series against New Zealand, he scored 93 runs at an average of 15.50.