New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Ever since Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar were retained by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, there was a debate on the two about who could take the up captaincy, considering the franchise released Faf du Plessis. The speculations grew stronger when RCB didn't go all out for any captaincy options during the IPL 2025 with the likes of KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer served hot on the table.

Three months later, the baton was finally passed on when RCB announced Madhya Pradesh batter Rajat Patidar as their new skipper at an event in Bengaluru on Thursday afternoon. But what went wrong with former captain Virat Kohli, who was always involved in the discussions...