Virat Kohli has stunned everyone by announcing that he would not be continuing as the captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team in the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League. The right-handed batsman made it clear to the team management, owners and fans that the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League will be his last one as the leader of the Bangalore-based franchise. Now, Mike Hesson, the coach of the franchise, has sent a message to Virat.
Many fans would remember that former New Zealand all-rounder Daniel Vettori was the captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2011 edition of the Indian Premier League. He could not play the match against the Rajasthan Royals in that season, and that was the game where Virat Kohli captained the Royal Challengers Bangalore team for the first time ever.
The Bangalore-based franchise assigned the reins of the team permanently to him during the 2012 edition of the Indian Premier League. Since then, he has always been the Royal Challengers Bangalore captain whenever he has been a part of the playing XI. Under his captaincy, the Bangalore-based franchise qualified for the IPL 2016 Final, a season where Kohli amassed over 900 runs.
Thank you Virat for all you have done for RCB as a fully committed leader: Mike Hesson
The coach of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team Mike Hesson penned a tweet as he sent a message to Virat Kohli, while reacting to his decision to step down as the captain of the team in the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League.
“Have only been here a short time but I thank you @imVkohli for all you have done for @RCBTweets as a fully committed leader and team man, your energy and passion is infectious. I know the boys are fully committed to help send you out on a well deserved high skipper,” Mike Hesson wrote.