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A strange haircut: Virat Kohli debuts new pastel hairstyle after IPL 2026, fans react
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New DelhiJun 11, 2026 11:51 AM IST Virat Kohli's new stylist unveils the cricketer's new hair look (Photo: @rashidtheartist/Instagram)After a smashing victory in the IPL 2026, Virat Kohli has unveiled his new hairstyle, setting the internet on fire. The star Indian cricketer was instrumental in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s championship campaign, finishing the season with 675 runs from 16 matches. The cricketer’s updated look was recently shared on Instagram by celebrity hairstylist Rashid Salmani. Along with a fresh haircut, Kohli appeared to experiment with a new pastel hair colour. Sharing the video, Salmani wrote, “King Kohli, now in pastels. #rashidtheartist #viratkohli #pastelhaircolour.”Watch here: Fans react to Virat Kohli’s new haircut The viral video drew a wave of reactions. “Do you remember the hairstyle he had when he first arrived in IPL 2026? Wasn’t that so adorable as a hairstyle?” a fan noted. Several fans stressed that Kohli’s haircut and hair colour during the IPL were better than the new look. “Facecard is so insane that even a bad haircut looks damn on him,” another user commented. “This is a strange haircut… Try something new Mr Kohli. I feel boring to see the same style for 10 years,” a third user reacted. This is not the first time Salmani has worked with Kohli. Back in 2022, the hairstylist had shared a photograph featuring the cricketer showing off another styled look. Salmani has also recently styled the hair of Bollywood actor and Kohli’s wife, Anushka Sharma. Beyond Kohli, Salmani’s client list includes several Indian cricketers, including Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir, all-rounder Hardik Pandya, and players such as Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, and Rinku Singh. Kohli is currently recovering from a hamstring injury that has ruled him out of India’s upcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, beginning on June 13. His availability for the ODI series against England remains uncertain. DISCLAIMER: This article covers a trending social media update regarding a public figure’s new hairstyle and general sports news. It is published for pure entertainment and informational purposes.
Virat Kohli during practice. (FILE photo)Though Virat Kohli isn’t the captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, their captain Rajat Patidar and head coach Andy Flower have paid rich compliments on the influence the former India captain brings to the franchise. As RCB successfully managed to defend the title, beating Gujarat Titans in the final in Ahmedabad on Sunday, Kohli again played an match-winning knock, scoring an unbeaten 75 off 42 deliveries in the chase as he tallied over 650 runs in the season. Though he stepped aside as the captain ahead of the 2024 season, Kohli continues to be in the thick of action and continues to be the face of the franchise. Be it in the field or with the bat, his intensity has been hard to miss and at the same time, he has let Patidar run the show as captain without any interference. And Patidar said Kohli’s presence has allowed him to grow in his role as captain.“Regarding Virat bhai, I think you know, as I said in many press conferences and interviews, that his presence makes a lot of difference,” Patidar said on Monday. “And for me, I think it’s a great learning. Whenever I’m around him on the field and off the field, I always notice him. I don’t speak much but I always notice him. But whenever I have some kind of doubts regarding leadership role or regarding taking any decision, I always go with Virat bhai. For me, it’s a great opportunity to learn from the best and the greats of cricket. So, yeah, I think their ideas, their inputs, their experience are definitely helping me a lot to grow in my new leadership role,” Patidar who has won two IPL titles as captain said. Flower, who is a globetrotting T20 coach, and has been instrumental in RCB undergoing a massive turnaround in terms of culture and attaining results, said Kohli’s drive has been inspiring him. “You asked about Virat’s hunger and how that affects him. When I was in the dressing room last night after the game, I mentioned it actually. His hunger and drive, it’s genuinely inspiring. And even for older blokes like me, seeing someone as hungry and driven, as disciplined and as ambitious as he still is, it’s wonderful to witness. And we’re very lucky to have him in the dressing room. He sets certain standards, like standards of intensity in the field, for instance, that means that anyone falling below those is going to stand out like a sore thumb. So we don’t need coaches driving intensity on standards in the field, for instance, because he’s living it and doing it. And everyone else has to raise their games to get anywhere near it,” Flower said. The former Zimbabwe captain, who also coached England to T20 World Cup title in 2010, said the standards that Kohli sets in the training have been helpful for others. “He works hard at his game, but you can see that he loves it as well. He loves batting. He loves hitting a ball. He loves the feeling of the ball meeting the middle of the bat. And I would imagine the craft and mastery that he feels when he’s got a bat in his hands. And again, those standards are easy for people in our training sessions to see. And certainly it just helps everyone head in the right direction,” Flower said.
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