IPL 2021: Under-pressure Virat Kohli could be 'removed as RCB captain mid-way'

Theres a possibility that Virat Kohli could be removed as the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore RCB midway through the ongoing UAE leg of the Indian Premier League IPL a former India cricketer has saidAnd the reason seems to be quite evident after witnessing RCBs more so Virat Kohlis meek surrender against the Kolkata Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi on MondayRCB had a humiliating return to IPL when they were bundled out for just 92 by KKR in their first match of the Phase2 It was RCBs sixthlowest total in IPL as they lost to the Eoin Morganled KKR by nine wicketsAfter opting to bat Virat Kohli 5 runs off 4 balls fell prey to pacer Prasidh Krishna in just the second over of the match The 32yearold batsman was trapped plum in front and a bad review call didnt help his case eitherEven the body language of Virat was not the same as it used to be throughout the match He was actually emanating shades of a player who has just decided to step down as the captain of RCB after the IPL 2021His call further attracted the ire of the experts including former cricketer Gautam Gambhir who had questioned the timing of his decision He reckoned if Kohli had to do something like that he could have done it after the IPLSome cricketers even suggested that the team looked unsettled by the untimely announcement One former India cricketer on condition of anonymity told IANS that it seems that Kohli might be removed midwayLook at the way he was playing against Kolkata Knight Riders Just clueless It seems he is struggling big time right now There are chances that he could be removed midway through the season It has happened earlier also with other teams like with Dinesh Karthik in KKR and David Warner in Sunrisers Hyderabad among others They were either removed or they stepped down midway So it can happen in RCB as well I have this feeling after watching yesterdays match One more bad game and you can see a change in RCB captaincy right away said the former cricketerVirat was appointed the skipper of RCB ahead of the 2013 IPL season as a successor to outgoing captain Daniel Vettori Since then the side has unsatisfactory won 62 of the 132 matches under him to go with 66 losses and 4 noresultsSo who could replace KohliSenior player AB de Villiers will probably be the apt candidate to replace Virat He is greatly respected within the team But there are also chances that he might not accept the offerYuzvendra Chahals name is also doing the rounds on the basis of seniority in the team Chahal has also been the leading wickettaker for RCB in the IPL clinching 125 wickets in 106 games that he has played for the franchise so farYoungster Devdutt Padikkals name has been coined as well following the trend seen in recent times of appointing young captains such as Shreyas Iyer Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson The Karnataka batsman has been the leading runscorer for RCB in the last couple of seasons and is considered one of the favourites of KohliCheck out all the latest news and updates on IPL 2021This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliabilitsy 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