Indian Premiere League (IPL) team Royal Challengers Bangalore’s captain Virat Kohli will step down from his position following the completion of this edition of the tournament, the franchise announced in a statement on September 19.
“This will be my last IPL as captain of RCB,” Kohli was quoted as saying in a statement issued by the team on social media.
Virat Kohli to step down from RCB captaincy after #IPL2021
“This will be my last IPL as captain of RCB. I’ll continue to be an RCB player till I play my last IPL game. I thank all the RCB fans for believing in me and supporting me.”: Virat Kohli#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers pic.twitter.com/QSIdCT8QQM
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) September 19, 2021
“I’ll continue to be an RCB player till I play my last IPL game. I thank all the RCB fans for believing in me and supporting me,” Kohli added.
The 32-year-old Kohli has been captaining RCB since 2013, and has been associated with the team since the tournament’s inaugural edition in 2008.
