Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will take to the field in IPL 2022 to end their title drought. This time the command of the team is in the hands of a new captain.
After Virat Kohli stepped down as RCB captain, the franchise has appointed former South African captain Faf du Plessis as the new captain of the team.
Kohli has been a part of the Bangalore team since the start of IPL in 2008 and was also the full-time captain of the team since 2013. But he left the captaincy last season.
After Faf du Plessis got the captaincy of RCB, Kohli has now revealed why the franchise chose the South African batsman as their leader. Royal Challengers Bangalore bought Du Plessis for Rs 7 crore in the IPL Mega Auction 2022.
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Kohli said in a video posted on RCB’s Twitter handle, “Choosing Faf in the auction, our plan was very clear. We needed a highly respected captain. He has been a Test captain and is a highly respected cricketer.
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We at RCB are excited about his leadership. He will play his role very well. He has a very good relationship with all of us. I am sure Maxi (Glenn Maxwell), Dinesh Karthik and all other teammates will enjoy his captaincy in this tournament.
Kohli has joined RCB’s training camp after joining the team on Monday itself. Virat had already said that he decided to step down from the RCB captaincy as he wanted to manage his workload.
It is unbelievable that IPL has completed such a long journey. I am here with new energy as I am free from a lot of responsibilities and duties.