Virat Kohli has accomplished a few achievements as a hitter. At the point when he's confronting conveyances, observers and cricket intellectuals the same go crazy over each and every shot that comes from his bat. Nonetheless, with regards to his captaincy job - that too in significant competitions - , awards transform into extreme analysis rapidly, particularly in ODIs and T20s.
Perhaps the greatest analysis of Kohli has been his dynamic that has assumed a significant part in determining the end result of his group's mission at ICC occasions, or in IPL also. For all his dazzling accomplishment as a hitter, the 32-year-old can never profess to have become amazing at captaincy in white-ball cricket.
On Monday, the jazzy cricketer played his last counterpart for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as a skipper. The Red Devils lost a nearby challenge to Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2021 Eliminator in Sharjah, along these lines finishing the expectations of RCB to win the cup under Kohli's captaincy.
Be that as it may, even before the primary ball was conveyed, Virat was forced to bear the pundits who scrutinized his choice to select to bat first on a languid surface which additionally offered turn.
They continued to raise questions all through RCB's innings. Eventually, Bangalore could oversee only 138 runs in 20 overs. This is the finish of Kohli's captaincy and presently RCB would hope to refocus and rebuild one year from now when the sale happens.
Prior at the resumption of the second leg of the Indian Premier League, the 32-year-old hitter had reported his choice to surrender captaincy obligations before the finish of the period.
In his last match as RCB captain, Virat again concocted an inferior 39 runs in 33 balls with the assistance of five limits and his innings finished when he was perfect bowled by Sunil Narine.
"(Last season as RCB captain) I have tried my best to create a culture where youngsters could come and play expressive cricket. It's something I have tried to do at the India level as well. All I can say is that I have given my best," said Kohli after the match.
"I have given my 120 per cent to this franchise and will continue giving it as a player on the field. It's a great time to regroup and restructure the franchise for the next three years. I will definitely (play for RCB). For me, loyalty matters and my commitment is with this franchise till the last day I play IPL."
Virat has performed tremendously for RCB as a batter, but as captain, he could not win a single title for the team. He was made the captain of the team in 2011 after New Zealander Daniel Vettori. Since then, he has captained the side in 11 seasons, but the team could not become the champion and Kohli will definitely be pained by that.
RCB's best performance under Virat's captaincy was in 2016 when the team emerged runners-up and, during that season, Kohli scored more than 900 runs with four centuries.
Under his captaincy, RCB has played a total of 140 matches in the IPL, in which the team has won 64 matches and lost 69.
Virat's run of bad luck is not just confined to the IPL. Under his captaincy, India lost in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy final, 2019 ICC World Cup semifinal, and then the ICC World Test Championship final in 2021. The last time India won any major ICC event was the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy under MS Dhoni.
With the ICC T20 World Cup starting in less than a week's time, Virat would be looking to get his hands on this trophy, his last assignment as India's T20 skipper. India's winning percentage under Virat is better than MS Dhoni's tenure during which the side won the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007. India have won 27 out of 45 matches under Kohli with two tied games and as many abandoned, making it a healthy winning percentage of 65.11.