India batter KL Rahul, recalling his first meeting with Virat Kohli, said Kohli was very welcoming and never had that arrogance about him being a superstar. Reflecting on his debut IPL season with RCB, Rahul stated he interacted with Kohli, AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle, adding, "I was like a sponge for those two months and just took on everything."