Within four days of saying he would step down as India's T20 captain after the World Cup, Virat Kohli said he will also relinquish his Royal Challengers Bangalore to manage his workload.
West Indies legend Brian Lara is impressed with how Virat Kohli is trying to manage his workload after the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain announced that he would be stepping down from the position after the conclusion of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 in the UAE. (More Cricket News)
The RCB superstar on Sunday announced that he would be stepping aside from the franchise바카라s leadership role after the tournament and wants to understand the burden and keep committing to the responsibility he has. RCB take on the Kolkata Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi on Monday in IPL 2021.
바카라This will be my last IPL as captain of RCB. I바카라ll continue to be an RCB player till I play my last IPL game. I thank all the RCB fans for believing in me and supporting me,바카라 said Kohli, who is yet to win his maiden IPL title, since taking over in 2013.
On Thursday last week, Virat Kohli had announced he will be relinquishing India바카라s T20 captaincy after the T20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman. The former left-hander stated that he 바카라was in shock바카라 when he heard Kohli would be stepping down from the India role.
바카라I was in shock because I think he바카라s (Kohli) done a tremendous job, played against all the big countries 바카라 South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia 바카라 beating all of them,바카라 Lara said. "This is actually his first (T20) World Cup as a captain, so this will end his career as a (T20) captain after that. It's a big shock.
바카라I feel that sometimes it might sometimes be good to take a step away, concentrate may be on another format of the game. I have had these issues as well when I was playing, when a couple of times I stepped down as captain as it became very, very stressful,바카라 added the West Indian.
Lara, who himself cut down on his cricket to focus on Test cricket, lauded Kohli's decision.
바카라I mean, it바카라s pretty straightforward. He has said it as clear as possible. He wants to understand his workload and keep committing to the responsibility he has. Very well put together (his statement),바카라 Lara was quoted as saying.
바카라I totally understand. It's three formats of the game. When you go back, it was just Test cricket and the 50-over format. Now he is playing every format of the time,바카라 added the former West Indies skipper, who also holds the record for highest individual score (400 not out) in Test cricket.
바카라There has come a time when he feels 바카라listen, I need to take a step back and maybe the focus on Test cricket and 50-overs format of the game and allow somebody else to take the responsibility (in T20s)바카라. To me, it바카라s pretty clear,바카라 the 52-year-old added.
바카라Proud of someone who is at the height of his career and makes a decision such as this,바카라 Lara said.