Kevin Pietersen spoke on the subject and reckoned Kohli should leave RCB and move to Delhi as that is his home and play for the Capitals.
Ahmedabad: It was heartbreak for Royal Challengers Bengaluru as they lost the IPL 2024 Eliminator against Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday and were knocked out. Following the loss, reactions poured in as some reckoned Virat Kohli should leave the franchise in search of an IPL title. Former English batter Kevin Pietersen spoke on the subject and reckoned Kohli should leave RCB and move to Delhi as that is his home and play for the Capitals.
“I actually think it should be Delhi. Delhi is the place where Virat needs to go. Virat can go away, and stay at home most of the time, I know he has a home in Delhi. He has a young family. He can spend more time there. He is a Delhi boy. Why can’t he go back? Delhi are as desperate as Bengaluru,” Pietersen said on Star Sports.
“I think it’s about time Virat thought long and hard. Beckham left, Ronaldo left, Messi left, Harry Kane just left Spurs and went to Bayern Munich,” he added.
Kohli, who is the Orange Cap holder, amassed 741 runs in 15 matches in IPL 2024. This is Kohli’s second-best season with the bat after 2016. Kohli is also the only player to have played for the same team across all 17 editions of the IPL.
RCB’s hopes of winning the elusive IPL trophy came to an end on Wednesday as they were knocked out of the IPL 2024 after losing to RR in Eliminator.
On the contrary, the brilliant all-round performance helped RR win by four wickets against RCB in the Eliminator to seal their place in Qualifier 2, where they face Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Chennai.