RCB quería reemplazar a Virat Kohli con Parthiv Patel como Capitán de IPL en 2019

In a revelation that may shock almost all the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) fans, former all-rounder Moeen Ali has disclosed that Virat Kohli’s captaincy was nearly handed over to Parthiv Patel back in 2019. Speaking to Sports Tak, Moeen claimed that discussions within the camp during Gary Kirsten’s coaching stint had Parthiv seriously in contention for the leadership role.

Kohli, who became full-time captain in 2013 after Daniel Vettori, was already one of the league’s biggest batting superstars but faced mounting scrutiny over his leadership. After taking RCB to the final in 2016, the franchise suffered a dramatic slide, finishing eighth in 2017, sixth in 2018, and bottom again in 2019. Moeen, who played for RCB from 2018 to 2020, revealed that the team management was considering a change amid the mounting pressure.

“Yes, I think he was. I’m quite sure he was,” Moeen said when asked about Parthiv’s candidacy. “In the final year when Gary Kirsten was there—after the first year, I believe—Parthiv was in line to become captain. He had a brilliant cricketing brain. That was the talk at the time. I don’t know why it didn’t materialise, but he was seriously considered.”

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