Days after making back-to-back crucial decisions in his career, the 32-year-old has finally opened up on why he made a move that caused a stir in the cricketing arena.
Virat Kohli led RCB in 140 matches, winning 66. (RCB/Twitter)
Throughout his tenure, he did not win the trophy for the franchise as captain, but fans will hope he manages to do so as a player in the coming years. Which brings us to the biggest question - will Kohli continue to play for RCB after stepping down as captain?
Virat Kohli's RCB lost to KKR by 6 wickets to be eliminated from IPL 2021. (Getty)
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RCB scored 164 for 7 and then restricted Punjab Kings to 158 for 6 largely due to Chahal's spell after a fine opening stand of 91 between Rahul and Mayank Agarwal.
Not surprisingly, the southerners are struggling at the bottom of the eight-team standings with only one win and eight defeats, the latest being a five-run loss to Punjab Kings on Saturday night.
Narine said it is always special to dismiss Rohit in any form of cricket. In fact, the West Indies bowler said that good outings in the CPL and The Hundred has helped him stay in momentum for the IPL.
Ahead of their encounter against PBKS, RR’s Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman has reiterated on the importance of focusing on the process, and says his team is ‘really excited to start off well’.
Mustafizur Rahman of Rajasthan Royals: File Photo(IPL / Twitter)
The two IPL teams have been perennial under-achievers in the league and would be desperate to change their fortunes after disappointing one and all with their underwhelming performances over the past few seasons.
Punjab Kings to square off against Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2021 match 32.
For CSK, Gaikwad had played an unbeaten innings of 88 runs as the MS Dhoni-led outfit posted 156/6 in the allotted twenty overs after being 24/4 inside the powerplay.
The IPL 2021 season will resume later today with CSK and Mumbai Indians locking horns against each other. CSK and MI are currently at the second and fourth spots respectively in the points table.
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Ahead of the resumption of IPL 2021, KKR mentor David Hussey pinned his hopes on the duo of Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana, calling them the 'next generation of Indian players'.
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IPL 2021: Delhi Capitals (DC) captain Rishabh Pant said that he tried to get used to the hot conditions in the UAE by spending most of his mandatory quarantine time in his hotel room balcony.
'Was trying to sit in balcony during quarantine period': DC's Pant on getting acclimatized to UAE heat ahead of IPL 2021(Delhi Capitals)
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming, ahead of their clash against Mumbai Indians (MI) on Sunday, admitted that a split IPL season will pose a “unique challenge” for the team.
'MI do play well against us, got to keep lifting our standard': CSK coach Stephen Fleming says split IPL poses 'unique challenge'(IPL/BCCI)
IPL 2021: Chennai Super Kings will face defending champions Mumbai Indians as the season resumes in the UAE. But will there be some surprise selection calls from MS Dhoni?
After what happened in Manchester and more recently in Rawalpindi, here's hoping the IPL can remove the uncertainties of what has transpired in world cricket over the last 10 days.
Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni are the two most successful IPL captains in history. (Mumbai Indians/Twitter)
SRH mentor VVS Laxman wore a confident look after the practice session as players are shaping up well for the first game against Delhi Capitals on Wednesday.
Mumbai Indians are the five-time champions of IPL and will be eyeing their sixth trophy this season. MS Dhoni-led CSK, though, have won only three trophies and will be eager to win their fourth.
In his first media interaction after announcing his stepping down as India T20 captain after the World Cup, the RCB skipper addressed only in-house questions ahead of the IPL restart.
IPL 2021: While Rohit Sharma is already the most successful captain in IPL history, on Sunday, he has a chance of going to a place where no other Indian batsman has.
IPL 2021: MS Dhoni gave himself some game time, albeit in a practice match, as he brought up the big sixes in an intra-squad game and warm-up for Sunday's game.
MS Dhoni brining displaying some magnificent strokeplay. (CSK/Twitter)