IPL 2024

Nahi, yeh abhi Faf ka team hai – Fans disagree as Harbhajan Singh says Virat Kohli should continue to lead RCB after their two consecutive wins in IPL 2023

RCB are currently placed at number 5 on the points table in IPL 2023.
Harbhajan Singh and Virat Kohli
Harbhajan Singh and Virat Kohli (Source: Twitter)

Virat Kohli has done well as the stand-in skipper of Royal Challengers Bangalore. Under his leadership, the Bold Army has registered two consecutive wins. Against Punjab Kings, RCB picked up 24 run win at Mohali. Defending a target of 174, the bowlers stepped up and kept PBKS down to just 150. The fielding was wonderful, with Mohammed Siraj and Wanindu Hasaranga starring in crucial runouts.

In the second game, the batters did well to ensure RCB reach 189-9 in their 20 overs. The Bold Army was very good with the ball, particularly between overs 11 to 14. The runs dried up then and this cost RR the game. RCB have two consecutive wins now. Speaking about the same, Harbhajan Singh said that Virat Kohli should be the full-time captain of RCB in place of Faf du Plessis. On social media, many fans disagreed with his statement and there was a lot of furore.

Mohammed Siraj has picked up 5 wickets in the last two games for RCB under Virat Kohli

Under Kohli, the beast of Mohammed Siraj has been unleashed. The Hyderabad pacer, who had blown hot and cold, showed his worth for RCB in the last two games. He picked up 4-21 in his four overs in the game against PBKS at Mohali. In the game in Bangalore against RR, he dismissed Jos Buttler with an absolute ripper. Under Kohli, RCB has found the fire and the hunger to perform. The players have stepped up and the fielding has been good.

Kohli has captained RCB in 140 IPL games. He has 66 wins and 70 losses. The former skipper of RCB has a win percentage of 48.52. Kohli has had a 973 runs season in IPL 2016. His biggest regret has been that he could not lead RCB to an IPL trophy. In 2016, RCB had a chance to create history at their home ground but lost by 8 runs.

RCB will want to correct their shortcomings. The Sanjay Bangar-coached side will want to correct their shortcomings. The franchise will want to get its middle order up to speed. The young Indian guys in RCB have not stepped up and they will want to see a change here. If this does not happen, then their famed top order could be under pressure in the later stages of the IPL.

Let us take a look at the reactions on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/4evrRCB/status/1650348146906783744?s=20

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