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XtraTime Web Desk: Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli has made it clear that he will never leave Royal Challengers (RCB) till he is playing in the Indian Premier League(IPL). Kohli was talking with his RCB teammate & good friend AB de Villiers during a live session on Instagram where he opened up on his love for RCB and why he would never leave the franchise. "There's no chance in any situation that I would play for any team other than RCB. The fans and franchise has been so loyal over the years. Till the time I am playing IPL, Regardless of how we play, I not going to leave RCB," Kohli told De Villiers. Kohli also applauded the leadership while doing an Instagram Live session with his Royal Challengers Bangalore team-mate AB de Villiers. "We have in lockdown for a long time now, things went out of control in a few areas, but our leadership is doing a commendable job, obviously our immunity is helping as well, luckily the graph has not shot up drastically, people are optimistic regarding the whole situation," Kohli told de Villiers during the session. "It's good to see the human side really coming up, it is the only option we have right now, there is a silver lining to every situation, people are risking their lives to help others, I do not think we will get to jog outside for some time to come," he added. The Indian skipper also said that the current situation is surreal, but added it will teach everyone to make a comeback. "People are putting it as something worse than World War, it is surreal, I never thought something would like this happen. As a part of sports fraternity, this will teach us to make a comeback," Kohli said. The Indian skipper was last seen in action during India's two-match Test series against New Zealand earlier this year. India's count of coronavirus cases reached to 23,452, including 723 deaths, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had extended the nationwide lockdown till May 3.