Why Wasn’t Virat Kohli Given RCB Captaincy? Sanjay Manjrekar Explains

Fanatics’ hopes to look Virat Kohli main the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) hit brick wall because the franchise introduced the appointment of Rajat Patidar, a reputation this is but to grow to be a world common, its captain. The franchise’s name did marvel a couple of taking into account rumours of Virat’s attainable go back to the management function have been doing rounds for a very long time. Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar, alternatively, feels the suitable name was once made through the franchise because it did not wish to put further drive at the batter, who has already hand over T20 internationals.
“I believed RCB took an excellent choice. They did not wish to put drive on Virat Kohli through giving him the duty of captaincy. When any person is within the nothing-to-lose zone, you should have observed truth presentations, when any person is out of the race or making a song in his farewell spherical,” Manjrekar mentioned on Big name Sports activities.
Manjrekar additionally feels, with T20 global in the back of them, and management function additionally a factor previously, each Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma would possibly pass directly to make the IPL 2025 season a memorable one for themselves.
“I believe the most efficient of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in recent years will probably be observed on this IPL. Those two are giant manufacturers of Indian cricket, are in combination on this recreation,” Manjrekar added.
After the large announcement, RCB workforce director Mo Bobat printed that Kohli was once an choice for them for the management function.
Virat Kohli does no longer require the “captaincy name” to be in price on account of his herbal penchant for management and it’s going to receive advantages new skipper Rajat Patidar, reckons Mo Bobat, the workforce director of Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Patidar was once on Thursday unveiled because the RCB captain forward of IPL 2025.
“Virat was once an choice (for captaincy). I do know that the enthusiasts would have most probably leaned against Virat within the first example. However my level on Virat could be that Virat does not want a captaincy name to guide,” Bobat mentioned in a media interplay.
“Management, as we have now all observed, is certainly one of his most powerful instincts. I believe it simply comes naturally to him. He leads regardless. However we have now observed numerous love for Rajat too,” Bobat added.
With PTI Inputs
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