On Sunday, Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli dropped one of the most upsetting and shocking news that he will no more be continuing being the captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore after this season of the Indian Premier League. This news sends a sense of shockwave, not only to the cricketing experts all around the world but also to all the fans who are kept emotional in tears about this decision. The fans were seen in tears with the fact that their captain will drop his captaincy next season with the focus on his batting skills entirely. The former Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir was shocked and questioned about his decision coming so early in his career.
Gambhir claimed that Kohli’s decision of stepping down as RCB captain wasn’t a smart choice with he finding it more difficult to regroup as a team with the effect of Kohli playing with more freedom throughout the tournament. He said that it was too early in his career to take such a massive call. Gambhir, during the Star Sports expert presentation also mentioned “It surprised me as the timing wasn’t correct as per where he stands today as a complete batsman with a lot of skills in him.”
Further seeing the team pressure in the future of the season he also mentioned later “If you want to do that, you probably do it after the tournament. It makes the team unsettled and emotional as well. It makes the people probably push even harder.”
Virat Kohli has always led Royal Challengers Bangalore from the front as he came close twice losing in the finals. In the year 2016, he broke the record of scoring the most number of runs in a single season by a total of 973 runs. It will be a very emotional moment for the fans now with him serving as captain for the last time.
Royal Challengers Bangalore will look to start on a positive note when they go ahead with Kolkata Knight Riders on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, in what proves to be an entertaining match to watch.
