Virat Kohli breaks down after stepping down as captain of RCB, post IPL 2021
The 2021 season will be Kohli’s last chance to win the coveted league as the RCB captain.
Virat Kohli has been the face and leader of RCB since taking over as captain in the middle of the 2012 season.The Indian batsman has been associated with the franchise since the inception of the league in 2008 and has gone on to become a most important figure in its history. Kohli has been the leader of RCB since taking over as captain.He has been an ambassador for the franchise in T20 cricket. But despite his large-hearted performances on the field with the bat, Kohli has not managed to lift the IPL trophy ever, either as a player or captain.
RCB under the captaincy of Kohli: Played-132 matches;Win-62 matches,Loss-66 matches,No result-4 matches.
Here’s what Kohli said in an emotional video, which was shared on social media by RCB:
“Hello everyone! To the whole RCB family. The fans, the amazing fans of Bangalore and everyone who has been a supporter of RCB for so many years. I had an announcement to make. Just spoken to the squad this evening. Before the second leg of the tournament starts, to inform everyone that this is going to be my last leg in the IPL as captain of RCB. I spoke to the management this evening. It was something that was on my mind for a while. As I recently announced, stepping down from the T20I captaincy as well. My workload, which has been immense for the last so many years. I want to be able to be committed to the responsibilities that I am fulfilling, and I felt that I needed the space to refresh, to regroup and to be absolutely clear in how I want to move forward.
Virat Kohli to step down from RCB captaincy after #IPL2021
“This will be my last IPL as captain of RCB. I’ll continue to be an RCB player till I play my last IPL game. I thank all the RCB fans for believing in me and supporting me.”: Virat Kohli#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers pic.twitter.com/QSIdCT8QQM
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) September 19, 2021