Indian Premier League: Virat Kohli Sacked By Royal Challengers Bangalore?
Mumbai : The rumours of Virat Kohli being sacked from the team captaincy of Indian Premier League [IPL] team Royal Challengers Bangalore [RCB] have been summarily dismissed by the franchise.
According to reports, RCB are set to dismiss Kohli from the leadership role and hand over the restrain to South African star AB de Villiers.
“We can clarify on record that the news is incorrect and Virat Kohli is very much the captain of RCB for the next season as well,” a team spokesperson told India Today.
From past six seasons Virat Kohli is playing with RCB. But the star-spangled team has never lifted the trophy since the IPL seasons 2018.
Whereon, Virat Kohli is the second highest run-getter in the IPL other than Suresh Raina. He has scored 4948 from 163 matches.
All the heads have pitched in RCB support staff with head coach Daniel Vettori making way for Gary Kirsten and batting and fielding coach Trent Woodhill and bowling coach Andrew McDonald also asked to go.
Virat is conceivably the best batsman by all forms. But at the moment his tactical acumen as a captain has come under the scanner in the ongoing test series in England.
