IPL 2020: RCB Skipper Virat Kohli Reveals He Was Pretty Much Scared To Hit Nets For The First Time In Five Months

IPL 2020: Virat Kohli emerged as the highest run-getter for RCB in last year's IPL but as a captain he had a very disappointing season as his 'high profile team' finished at the bottom of the table.

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After successfully completing there quarantine period, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Friday went through their first practice drills just two weeks ahead of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier (IPL) after a five-month forced hiatus due to Coronavirus pandemic.

RCB skipper Virat Kohli will be looking to turn around his team's fortunes from a dismal season in 2019 and finally win their maiden IPL title this year.

Commenting on his first training session, after almost six months since India's ODI game against South Africa at Dharamsala, Virat Kohli said his first training session went "better than expected" but added he was "pretty scared" to hit the nets for the first time in five months.

"(It went) much better than expected, to be honest. I was pretty scared. I hadn't picked up a bat for five months, but yeah it came out better than I thought, to be honest," Kohli was quoted as saying by the RCB's website.

Skipper Kohli witnessed his squad bowlers like veteran Dale Steyn, Mohammad Siraj get back into the groove in the practice session which was attended by RCB team director Mike Hesson.

"I've trained quite a bit during the lockdown, so I'm feeling quite fit and that helps. Because the body is light and you react better, I feel like I have more time on the ball. That's a big plus," he said.

"Otherwise you come heavier into the season, the body isn't moving as much, and it starts playing on mind, but yeah, as I said it went much better than I expected."

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Virat Kohli emerged as the highest run-getter for RCB in last year's IPL but as a captain he had a very disappointing season as his 'high profile team' finished at the bottom of the table, with only 11 points in 14 matches.

Besides the fast-bowlers, the spin trio of Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar and Shahbaz Nadeem also trained.

"The spinners looked pretty good for day one, they pitched the ball in consistent areas for long enough," said Kohli, whose last assignment was the two-match Test series against New Zealand in early March.

"Shahbaz was good, Washy (Washington) was very good, I saw Chahal bowl well too. The seamers went through their motions a little bit. All in all, a decent start to our camp."

The first match of the T20 League will be played on September 19 between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians on September 19. BCCI is yet to release the complete fixtures of the tournament.