Steyn and Parthiv back Kohli's decision to step down as skipper after IPL 2021

Former Proteas pacer Dale Steyn believes that it is probably the right time for Virat Kohli to step aside from T20 captaincy and focus purely on his battingKohli announced last week that he would step down as Indias T20I captain after the upcoming T20 World Cup and a few days later he announced that he would also give up the leadership of Royal Challengers Bangalore RCB after the ongoing Indian Premier League IPL seasonYou see the way that he plays hes involved in everything whether hes in Test matches when hes standing at first slip or even if hes at the cover he wants the ball immediately when it goes to the keeper he always wants to be involved But I think sometimes now in this Covid19 time maybe as Parthiv referred to bubblelife his family that hes got Steyn said on Star Sports Live Feed of Select DugoutIts a lot of responsibility and playing for RCB before you see Virat hes in every advert and every meeting hes just so busy So maybe it is the right time for him to just put this aside and focus purely on his batting he addedSpeaking about Virats decision former India wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel said I think he looked more emotional than happy I think when youre playing for one franchise for so many years you get that emotional connect which was there in RCB I think RCB actually invested in Virat Kohlis talent in 2008 and then showed a lot of trust in him as well because if you look at his and RCBs journey it has been a rollercoaster oneBut yeah he might be relieved because see moving around from one bubble to another can take a load on you and he has spoken about the workload and intensity which he plays with I think every practice session every match session or gym session he does it with full intensity and thats something Im sure he mustve thought about he addedAlso Read Viratrsquos decision to quit captaincy didnt impact RCBs performance against KKR RCB coach Mike HessonAfter stumbling to a ninewicket loss against Kolkata Knight Riders KKR Royal Challengers Bangalore RCB Director of Cricket and head coach Mike Hesson said that skipper Virat Kohlis announcement to step down after the ongoing season did not impact the teams performanceThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever