Virat Kohli is considered one of the greatest players in the world and plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the IPL. He has led RCB to victory in many matches with his powerful batting and is the highest run-scorer in IPL history. Kohli holds numerous records that every batsman dreams of achieving.
However, there is one wound that continues to haunt him: despite playing in the IPL since 2008, he has yet to win the IPL trophy. Kohli relinquished the captaincy of RCB in 2021, and Faf du Plessis was appointed as the new captain. However, under du Plessis’s leadership, RCB’s fortunes did not change.
Kohli’s Captaincy Experience
According to reliable sources, Virat Kohli may return as the captain of RCB. He has extensive captaincy experience and makes good changes in the bowling department. Kohli’s agility on the field is impressive, and he maintains a strong rapport with the team management. He captained RCB from 2013 to 2021, during which the team reached the playoffs four times. In 2016, RCB made it to the final but lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad. That season, Kohli had an outstanding performance, scoring 973 runs and single-handedly leading the team to the finals.
Virat Kohli Captaincy Stats
Kohli stepped down as captain in 2021 after leading RCB in 143 matches, winning 66 and losing 70, with four matches resulting in no result. He has also won the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011, the Champions Trophy in 2013, and the T20 World Cup in 2024 as captain. He has previously won the Under-19 World Cup trophy as captain, leaving the IPL trophy as the only major title still missing from his collection, which he aims to win.
Kohli’s IPL Records
Virat Kohli has been playing for RCB since 2008 and is the only player to have represented a single team in every IPL season. So far, he has scored 8,004 runs in 252 IPL matches, including 8 centuries.