IPL 2024: Harbhajan Singh Suggests Virat Kohli to Continue Leading RCB in IPL 2025 if Playoffs Missed
Former World Cup-winning India spinner Harbhajan Singh said RCB should consider bringing back Virat Kohli as their captain if the former finalists do not qualify for the playoffs of the IPL 2024 season. Harbhajan credited RCB's revived late run to Kohli's form and aggression on the field, saying the team would benefit if the 'Indian captain' took charge of things. Faf du Plessis has been leading RCB since the start of the 2022 season, in which they made it to the playoffs. Virat Kohli, who led the team for more than a decade, stepped down from the top job after the 2021 season, saying he needed to focus on managing his workload. Notably, Kohli was leading India in all three formats of the game when he was leading the Bengaluru-based franchise in 2021.
"If they don't qualify, they should look at finding an Indian guy. Why not bring back Virat Kohli as captain," Harbhajan Singh said on the latest episode of Star Sports Press Room on Monday, May 13. "Like Dhoni has had a lot of influence in Chennai, Virat Kohli is a big leader, he knows what kind of cricket they need to play. Now they are playing with a lot of aggression, a lot of purpose and that's what Virat Kohli brings. I I Virat Want to see Kohli lead the team."
Virat Kohli led RCB to the final in IPL 2016 - a season in which he scored a record 973 runs. Kohli has led RCB in 143 matches, leading them to 66 wins with a win-loss ratio of 0.94. Kohli has expressed his love and commitment to RCB several times, insisting that he wants to finish his IPL career in Bengaluru. RCB, who bounced back from a first half of the season with just one win in their first eight matches in the first half of the IPL 2024 points, have climbed to the fifth position on the points table with five straight wins.
RCB are back to their ruthless best and Virat Kohli hits his best form with the bat to match his incredible late charge. Kohli leads the run-scorer chart in IPL 2024 with 661 runs in 13 matches at a strike rate of over 150. Kohli's intent with the bat and on the field has rubbed off on his teammates as RCB have given themselves a chance to catch up. playoffs RCB face CSK in their final league game of the season in Bengaluru on Saturday and anything less than a win will not help their chances of reaching the playoffs.