Virat Kohli in the IPL: The transformation from 2008-2018 in pictures 

2017- The game knows no mercy

The things were going all well. However, suddenly everything changed in a day as the game surely knows no mercy. A severe injury forced Kohli to sit out of the initial matches of IPL 2017. He though returned back, however, couldn't do much, scoring 309 runs at an average of 30.

His inconsistency with the bat affected the RCB's overall performance in the tournament as well.

2018- Doesn't matter who you are, you can't undo the misfortune

To win a mega trophy, what do you need as a team? Star players, combination, a good leader, but it's still not enough if you lack the luck. The horrible tenth edition of IPL with the bat was followed by a comprehensive last season. Kohli made scintillating 530 runs at a par good average of 48, however, failing again to steer Royal Challengers Bangalore to the playoffs of the tournament.

The franchise finished sixth in the points table with 6 wins in the 14 games.