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Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell said Virat Kohli has been able to deal with the pressure of being the captain and India's best player quite well and that's something he would want to look at and learn during his stint with RCB.
With a day left in IPL 2021 auction, let's have a look at the available purse and player slots remaining for each of the eight franchises in the cash-rich league which is gearing up for its 14th edition.
Glenn Maxwell was released by Kings XI Punjab ahead of IPL 2021 auction. Maxwell could not hit a single six during IPL 2020 in UAE.
Mitchell Starc hasn’t played in the IPL since 2015 after he made his debut for RCB in 2014.
Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli's 'stare incident' during Match 48 of IPL 2020 on October 28 was the biggest controversy of the tournament this season.
Aakash Chopra said that Aaron Finch was given enough chances by RCB at the top of the order but he couldn't make an impact. He added that the Aussie white-ball captain was expected to dish out performances like those of Quinton de Kock.
Former Indian cricketer and legend Virender Sehwag has come in the support of 32-year-old. Sehwag feels that removing Virat Kohli from the captaincy is not a solution. Speaking to Cricbuzz, he said that franchise should think of making improvements in the team and retain Kohli as captain.
Gautam Gambhir feels that RCB needs a new leader. He pointed out that eight years is a long time and if a team fails to win a single title in this period than the captain should be held accountable.
The veteran Indian spinner Pragyan Ojha predicted his top-four team, which might qualify the play-off. While choosing his top four, he didn't use his cricketing brain, instead, he used his emotions and picked those four franchises which are led by Indian captains.
Virat Kohli completed his 9000 runs in T20 as soon as he scored 10 against Delhi. He is the first Indian to do so and the seventh batsman overall.