After smashing 61 runs off 26 balls against SRH in the IPL 2026 opener, RCB batter Devdutt Padikkal said, "When I came out to bat, Virat bhai's only instruction was to keep...run-rate up and put pressure on...bowlers." "My job was to take risks while he anchored the chase," Padikkal added. RCB won the match by six wickets.