Former India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin issued a clarification after he excluded RCB batter Virat Kohli from his best playing XI of IPL 2025. "Virat played really well, but there was no place for him in that team," he said. Ashwin added, "It is not like it's something personal, please do not think like that." Kohli scored 657 in IPL 2025.