Bengaluru, May 6 -- Star Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Virat Kohli opened up on his loyalty to the Red and Gold franchise over the years and why he stepped down from captaincy in 2021.

Virat was speaking on the latest episode of the RCB Podcast, released on the franchise's Youtube Channel. Virat has been stuck with RCB since the start of his international career in 2008, despite not being able to win a trophy with them. He is the franchise's all-time highest run-getter, with 8,933 runs in 278 matches and 269 innings at an average of 39.52, with eight centuries and 64 fifties.

Speaking about sticking around with the team for so long, Virat revealed that he had the opportunity to explore newer teams in the IPL during the peak o...