Virat Kohli returned as RCB captain for the match towards Punjab Kings (Image Credit: Sportzpics)
Virat Kohli relinquished the RCB captaincy after IPL 2021 as the franchise signed Faf du Plessis in the 2022 mega public sale to take over the cost of the unit.
Virat Kohli returned to captaincy duties for Royal Challengers Bangalore on a brief foundation as he led the cost of the facet towards Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League match on Thursday. Kohli took over the cost as Faf du Plessis was not accessible to area for RCB after sustaining an harm in RCB’s final match towards Chennai Super Kings at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Kohli final captained RCB manner again in IPL 2021 Eliminator match towards Kolkata Knight Riders, nevertheless, his facet ended up on the dropping facet.
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He relinquished the RCB captaincy after IPL 2021 as the franchise signed Faf in the 2022 mega public sale to take over the cost of the unit. In his first season at RCB, Du Plessis led them to the playoffs.
The followers have been excited and went into nostalgia after seeing Kohli as a captain on the toss for RCB towards Punjab Kings at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali.
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Meanwhile, Kohli introduced on the toss that Faf will bat for RCB and might be changed by Vyshak Vijaykumar in the second innings whereas defending the goal.
“Faf probably can’t be fielding right this moment, so he’ll be enjoying as an influence participant, switching with Vyshak. We acquired to do what we needed, we’d have batted first, the pitch may get sluggish, some scruff marks will assist the bowlers going deep into the sport. Taking one sport at a time, specializing in our personal sport, take advantage of crunch conditions, we haven’t executed that to date in the event. No different adjustments for us,” Kohli said at the toss.
Meanwhile, Punjab Kings also missed Shikhar Dhawan for the second straight game as he failed to recover from the injury and Sam Curran continued to lead the side in his absence. While PBKS also made a couple of major changes as Liam Livingstone was included for the first time this season while Nathan Ellis replaced Kagiso Rabada.
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