As the defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) prepare to defend their Indian Premier League (IPL), the Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli gave his team a motivational pep talk, urging his team to stay switched on and not waste their days while training as it is only going to get tougher for them during the title defence.

As the defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) prepare to defend their Indian Premier League (IPL), the Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli gave his team a motivational pep talk, urging his team to stay switched on and not waste their days while training as it is only going to get tougher for them during the title defence.

RCB will kick off their title defence against Sunrisers Hyderabad on March 28 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. After the man in number 18 secured his first IPL title during his 18th season as a loyal RCBian, Virat will be eyeing another fiery season with the bat that would keep the crowds happy and statisticians busy.

RCB has resumed their training as they returned to their home turf with renewed focus and intensity to kick off preparations.

Addressing the team during the first practice session of the season, Virat said, as quoted by RCB's press release, "We worked really hard over the last two to three seasons to achieve what we did last year, and it is only going to get tougher because other teams are going to come hard at us."