Indian cricket veteran Chris Srikanth believes that Virat Kohli would not have returned himself as the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), which prefer his batting for the upcoming IPL season. Srikanth also appreciated the RCB’s decision to appoint Rajat Patidar as his new captain, lowering expectations as a positive factor for his leadership on 31 -year -old.
RCB surprised many by declaring Patidar as its fourth Indian captain On 13 February. After stepping into 2021, there was speculation about Kohli’s possible return to the leadership role. However, speaking on your YouTube channel Chiku ChekaSrikanth suggested that Kohli may personally have chosen against regaining captaincy, which is making way for a new approach under the Patidar.
“I think Virat would not have said the captaincy. He must have said that ‘I want to focus on batting’. I think all this must have happened in consultation with Virat Kohli.”
“Rajat Patidar is a good option. He is doing well in the IPL. The good things are that he will not have high expectations. When we appointed Dhoni as the captain of the T20 World Cup in 2007, he expected it very much. Went and team.
During the official announcement program in Bengaluru, RCB team director Mo Bobat accepts Kohli’s leadership presence Within the franchise, even during the captaincy of FAF du Plessis. Bobat insisted that Kohli’s influence is beyond one title, as the leadership naturally comes to him.
After leading the RCB for nine sessions from 2013 to 2021, Kohli abandoned India’s T20 and to step into the ODI captain and abandoned the role with his decision. While he never achieved the IPL Trophy as Captain, his tenure helped to identify RCB as a competitive force in the tournament.
RCB’s head coach, Andy Flower also spoke about the response to Kohli’s decision, in which Star Batter was described as highly professional and assistant to the appointment of Patidar. With Kohli completely focusing on his batting, RCB hopes that he returned to his explosive best in IPL 2025.
