New Delhi: There’s a possibility that Virat Kohli could be removed as the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) mid-way through the ongoing UAE leg of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a former India cricketer has said.
RCB had a humiliating return to IPL when they were bundled out for just 92 by KKR in their first match of the Phase-2. It was RCB’s sixth-lowest total in IPL, as they lost to the Eoin Morgan-led KKR by nine wickets.
Some cricketers even suggested that the team looked “unsettled” by the untimely announcement.
So, who could replace Kohli?
Senior player AB de Villiers will probably be the apt candidate to replace Virat. He is greatly respected within the team. But there are also chances that he might not accept the offer.
Yuzvendra Chahal’s name is also doing the rounds on the basis of seniority in the team. Chahal has also been the leading wicket-taker for RCB in the IPL, clinching 125 wickets in 106 games that he has played for the franchise so far.
Youngster Devdutt Padikkal’s name has been coined as well, following the trend seen in recent times of appointing young captains such as Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson. The Karnataka batsman has been the leading run-scorer for RCB in the last couple of seasons and is considered one of the favorites of Kohli.
