New Delhi: Almost 18 years ago, in 2008, the two played shoulder-to-shoulder in a World Cup final. Then the two diverged. But again after more than a decade and a half Virat Kohli (Virat Kohli) and Ajitesh Argal met for the sake of IPL (IPL 2026).

India became the world champion by defeating South Africa in the final of the 2008 U-19 World Cup. that Indian teamThe captain was Virat Kohli. From there his journey to reach the peak of fame began. Almost two decades later, Kohli has established himself as one of the world’s greatest cricketers of all time. Set multiple records. But for Ajitesh, the tour is very different.

Ajitesh was man of the match with two wickets for seven runs in that rain-soaked U-19 World Cup final. But despite his success in junior cricket, Ajitesh could not come close to Kohli’s fame in senior cricket. In the first IPL, he was picked by Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), but he did not get much success. With time, Ajitesh moved away from cricket. He works in income tax department. But despite not getting success as a professional cricketer, he could not stay away from cricket for long.

Ajitesh passed the BCCI umpire test and is currently umpiring professionally. Currently he is also umpiring in IPL. Incidentally Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL Ajitesh was the umpire in the match. On this occasion, Ajitesh was once again seen in 22 yards with Kohli. However, the roles of the two are different this time. Two more shoulder to shoulder to win India, one to win his franchise and the other as an umpire.

At the end of the match, however, Virat Kohli was seen talking to his former teammate with a smile on his face. Naturally, the sudden appearance of two former teammates in different roles on the field together and exchanging pleasantries caught the attention of netizens and went viral.

Do you know why Virat Kohli is smiling at this umpire? 🤔
✍️ From the pen of Nachiz
Because these are no ordinary umpires.
Ajitesh Argal is the man in the black jersey standing next to the Delhi Capitals player and the story is not just that he shared the dressing room with Virat… pic.twitter.com/8Tyi6wEP8I

— Sanjay Kishore (@saintkishore) April 28, 2026

Talking about the match, RCB beat Delhi by a landslide that day. RCB reached the target in just 6.3 overs with the loss of one wicket after bowling out Delhi for just 75 runs due to the violence of the fast bowlers. Virat remained unbeaten on 23 runs Kohli.