Virat Kohli took the captaincy of Royal Challengers Bengaluru in his hands against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League 2024. Faf du Plessis, the regular skipper of the franchise, took the backseat and allowed Kohli to lead the team at the Eden Gardens.
Kohli placed the fielders and even spoke to the bowlers between the overs. Faf had to run to the most successful batter in the tournament’s history to seek directions.
Kohli celebrated aggressively whenever there was a fall of the wicket. Earlier, he gave a pep talk to the players before the start of the proceedings.
Faf is under tremendous pressure, having failed as a batter and captain. The team has lost six out of seven games, and one more defeat would eliminate the franchise from the playoff race. Kohli, who led RCB for. Yards had more captaincy experience before moving away from the role after 2021 than Faf.
Kohli allowed Du Plessis to lead the side in the death overs as the former RCB skipper went to the boundary rope to save boundaries and doubles.
RCB, who started well, failed to carry on and conceded runs alarmingly in the last phase of the game. KKR posted 222/6 in 20 overs.
