Fans were left in a state of shock after the announcement post as the BCCI bars its players from participating in foreign leagues.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli, left, with Mentor and Batting Coach Dinesh Karthik during a practice session ahead of an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, in Chennai, Thursday, March 27, 2025. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar)
Taking the internet by storm, Sydney Sixers on April 1st announced on their official social media handle that team India premier batter Virat Kohli is all set to take part in Australia's Big Bash League (BBL).
Fans were left in a state of shock after the announcement post as the BCCI bars its players from participating in foreign leagues.
In a post on X, the BBL team wrote, "King Kohli 🤩, Virat Kohli is officially a Sixer for the next TWO seasons!✍️ #LIKEASIXER"
Many fans flooded the comment section and asked AI bots and other users to verify the information. However, Sydney Sixers themselves brought down the suspense a few hours later, and said that the post was an "April Fools Day Prank."
"April Fools," the SixersBBL handle commented.
'Good One,' a user commented, While another sarcastically said, "King Kohli is finally getting a Trophy winning Franchise 🤪🤪😭," A third one commented, "Sorry Sydney Sixers ,You don't have the strength to keep Kohli !!! BTW You Can be happy by posting April Fool stuff."
Meanwhile, Kohli's IPL franchise, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru is sitting at the top of the points table with two straight wins. Without surprises, the 36-year-old player is the highest scorer (90) for the team.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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