“Always Ready!”: Harry Kane swaps football for cricket ahead of World Cup, offers services to Virat Kohli’s RCB originally appeared on Cricket News.
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KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Harry Kane jokingly offered his services to England Cricket and RCB on social media.
- The English sensation shares a close bond with Kohli.
- Kane previously congratulated Kohli after RCB’s back-to-back IPL title win.
Harry Kane jokes about playing for RCB and England cricket after World Cup training session
Harry Kane has never been shy about showing a different side of himself, and as England’s football squad took a break from their usual World Cup preparations for a cricket-themed team bonding session, the prolific goal scorer made the most of it.
He posted a handful of photos from the session on social media, in which he is seen holding a bat and clearly enjoying himself.
Kane took a step forward and tagged both England Cricket and Royal Challengers Bengaluru with a tongue-in-cheek offer.
“Always ready if needed, @englandcricket & @RCBTweets! 👀😂,” he wrote on X.
Always ready if needed, @englandcricket & @RCBTweets! 👀😂 pic.twitter.com/cqUePoDyJy
— Harry Kane (@HKane) June 9, 2026
Kane and Kohli: A friendship with mutual admiration
Just days earlier, Kane had taken to Instagram to congratulate Virat Kohli following RCB’s title defence in the IPL 2026 final.
The duo shares a strong friendship, which led the English skipper to share a heartwarming message for the RCB talisman.
“What a player and what a knock @virat.kohli! Congrats @royalchallengers.bengaluru on making it back-to-back IPL titles,” he wrote, after Kohli had played an unbeaten 75 to seal RCB’s five-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad.
RCB’s back-to-back success puts them in rare company. For 18 years, the franchise had chased its first title, finally breaking through in 2025. Defending it in 2026 placed them alongside Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians as the only franchises to have won consecutive IPL championships.
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What next for Harry Kane and Virat Kohli?
Kane remains the central figure in England’s plans for the FIFA World Cup 2026, which is set to be held across the United States, Mexico, and Canada. It remains to be seen if the Bayern Munich forward can guide the Three Lions to global glory for the first time since 1966.
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Meanwhile, Kohli is nursing a hamstring injury and should be out for at least six weeks. He has been rested for the upcoming Afghanistan ODI series, but could be back in contention for the trip to England in mid-July.
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