Bhuvneshwar Kumar, India pacer, has opened up about his evolving relationship with former Indian captain Virat Kohli. Both the Indian cricketers were part of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) squad that lifted their maiden IPL title earlier in 2025.
While speaking on the YouTube podcast ‘Talk with Manvendra’, Bhuvneshwar talks about the change in the kind of conversation that happened between him and Kohli pre and post-marriage.
“Things are different now,” Bhuvneshwar said. “When we meet these days, we talk more about family or off-the-ground family matters because everyone has a family now. We talk about how we are doing in life other than cricket. Earlier, when we weren’t married and were younger, it was more about the usual fun and jokes boys have. So that’s where the change has come.”
The veteran bowler who made his debut with RCB earlier this year believes his off-screen bond with Kohli doesn’t affect their on-field professionalism with the franchise.
“On the ground we are professional. We never really need that bond to perform well on the field because if RCB has picked me, or picked Virat, or any other player, they want us to perform well on the ground regardless of whether we have a friendship or not,” Bhuvneshwar said. “I think we know what we have to do on the ground. But off the ground, of course, as I said, things have changed in that way. Everyone has matured, and of course, we’ve grown older, so now the conversations are different.”
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