Former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar said that Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) did not want to pressurize Virat Kohli by making captain for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Faf du Plessis said goodbye to the franchise, 36-year-year-old Kohli was one of the top contenders to become captains with Rajat Patidar.
But RCB gave priority to Patidar, who recently led Madhya Pradesh And scored an unbeaten 81 against MumbaiHowever, his team lost.
“I felt that RCB had taken a very good decision. He did not want to pressurize Virat Kohli by giving him the responsibility of captaincy. When no one is in the area-you must have seen the reality show, when someone gets out of the race or sings in his farewell round, ”the sanjrekar was said on Star Sports.
Kohli, Rohit big brand
Manjrekar said that Kohli will be in his best performance in the upcoming edition of the tournament with Rohit Sharma, which begins with a conflict between RCB and defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens on Saturday, 22 March.
“I think Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s best will be seen in this IPL in recent times. These two are big brands of Indian cricket, together in the game, ”said Manjrekar.
Kohli is an all-time leading run-scorer in the history of IPL, scoring 8004 runs at an average of 38.66 on an average with eight centuries and 55 fifties to show his efforts.
Last season, Kohli scored 741 runs at an average of 61.75 on average Not out with top score of 113To take RCB via playoffs with seven wins on the trot in the league stage. But after losing to RCB Rajasthan Royals (RR), he was out of the tournament, by four wickets in the eliminator.
