When my captaincy tenure was coming to an end, I was left with no belief: RCB star Virat Kohli
3 minute readPublished: Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 7:15 am
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During his interaction with Smriti Mandhana-led RCB, Virat Kohli revealed he had no belief when he his captaincy tenue was coming to an end for the Bengaluru franchise in the IPL.
Virat Kohli became the full-time Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain in IPL 2013. He served as the RCB skipper till IPL 2021. He had announced that he will step down as the captain at the halfway stage ofIPL 2021, where RCB eventually bowed out in the Eliminator. Recently, the 34-year-old star player met with the Smriti Mandhana-led RCB camp to motivate them after their five-match winless run in Women's Premier League (WPL) 2023 edition. During his pep talk, Kohli reflected on his RCB captaincy tenure and made a big claim.
Kohli was quoted as saying in RCB Bold Diaries, When my captaincy tenure was coming to an end, I was left with no belief, to be very honest. I was gone. The tank was absolutely empty. But that was my own perspective. That was just me as an individual saying that I have seen so much of this, I just cant manage it, I just cant handle it anymore."
He opined, "But the next season, new people came in, they had new ideas, there was another opportunity. They were excited. Maybe as an individual, I wasnt that excited, but they created the energy and we reached the playoffs three years in a row. And now we start every season with the excitement that there was before. I feel excited now."
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