“I’ve been approached several times…”: Virat Kohli Talks About Getting Offers from Other IPL Franchises and Why He Remains With RCB

In the Indian Premier League, Virat Kohli is synonymous with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) (IPL). Since the inaugural IPL in 2008, the former Indian cricket captain has been a member of the franchise. Kohli has managed the RCB for eight seasons, despite the fact that the franchise has failed to win the IPL. Kohli has scored 6469 runs in 217 games for the franchise, averaging 36.55 runs per match. He said ahead of the IPL 2021 season that he will not be the RCB captain after the 2022 season. Despite hefty offers to join other teams, Kohli’s devotion for the franchise remains undiminished.

“To be quite honest, I considered it. Yes, I won’t shy away from it, and I’ve been approached numerous times to come into the auction in some capacity, to put my name on the list, and so on. And then I thought about it, and I realised that at the end of the day, everyone lives for X number of years, and then they die, and life goes on. Many brilliant people would have won trophies, but no one ever addresses you like that. ‘Oh, he’s an IPL champion or a World Cup champion,’ no one says to you in the room “Kohli said on Star Sports’ franchisee show about the Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Kohli went on to say that RCB always believed in him and supported him, even when he was struggling, especially in the early stages of his career.

“What this organisation has given me in terms of possibilities and believing in me in the first three years is the most remarkable thing,” Kohli said. “There are many clubs who had the opportunity, but they didn’t back me up, they didn’t believe in me.”

So, there will always be a ‘but,’ you can’t spend your life like that, and I just keep on doing my own thing, and I honestly don’t care about a third person discussing things with me and Anushka; we’re just being true to ourselves and that’s it. Nothing else or anyone else’s opinion is important to me.”