18-05-2025
White Pigeons Fly Over Chinnaswamy Stadium On White Jersey Day, Video Goes Viral
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Virat Kohli's fans in Bengaluru honoured his Test career by wearing white jerseys at Chinnaswamy Stadium, despite rain.
On Saturday, May 17, hundreds of Royal Challengers Bengaluru fans turned up in their white jerseys to pay tribute to the Test career of ace batter Virat Kohli, who pulled the curtains down on his red-ball career on Monday, after social media came together to devise the plan.
But nature, seemingly, had its plans too. As the long-drawn wait continued for the rain to stop at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, a bunch of white pigeons flew over the venue, in a stunning yet unexpected display on the very day that people turned up in white jerseys for Kohli.
Kohli announced his retirement from Tests earlier this week through a post on his social media handles. Watch the viral video of the pigeons here:
just WOW!🥺♥️nature's tribute to #ViratKohli as well…😍🕊🏟🕊even the whites in the sky made rounds over #Chinnaswamy — WhiteArmy🤍 #RCBvKKR #IPL2025 #RCB — ಸನತ್ ಕುಮಾರ್ (@IamSanathKumar) May 17, 2025
After a quiet Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, Kohli returned to domestic cricket to regain form. But his sole innings in the Ranji Trophy match against Railways for Delhi ended on a single-digit score.
'Clouds crying, white pigeons flying over Chinnaswamy, fans wearing white jerseys in the stands, what a tribute King Kohli is getting at the moment," a fan at the stadium said.
The Bengaluru fans turned the stadium stands into a sea of white by wearing Kohli's iconic No. 18 India Test jersey, swapping their traditional red for white, symbolising Kohli's illustrious 14-year-long Test career.
It was clear that the day belonged to Kohli as the fans queued up in white outside the stadium as early as 4.30 pm, carrying placards and wearing a white jersey with the famed No. 18 embossed on the back.
The campaign wasn't endorsed by the Bengaluru team, but it did not go unnoticed. 'It's not something we've talked about in the dressing room. But I've certainly noticed the fans talking about it. I don't think it'll impact the players much, but it's a nice touch," RCB's Director of Cricket, Mo Bobat, said at the pre-match press conference.
RCB will next take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 23 at home.
First Published:
May 18, 2025, 12:27 IST
