Wanted some space says Kohli on stepping down as RCB skipper
Mumbai Feb 24 PTI Virat Kohli who had stepped down as the Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper after the 2021 IPL season said he took that call to give himself some space and manage his workloadKohli had announced his decision to leave IPL captaincy after saying that T20 World Cup will be his last tournament as India skipper in the shortest format He was later removed as ODI captain before he quit the leadership role in five-day format Im not someone who holds onto things more than I should Even if I know I can do a lot more if Im not going to enjoy the process Im not going to do it Kohli one of the modern day greats said on The RCB Podcast about dropping the captains armbandThe former RCB and India skipper asserted that it is very difficult for people to understand what a cricketer thinks while taking such decisionsBecause its very difficult for people to understand your decisions unless they are in your situation From the outside people have their own expectations Oh How did that happen We are so shocked added Kohli who is on the verge of playing his 100th TestTheres nothing to be shocked about I explain to people I wanted some space and I wanted to manage my workload and the story ends there Right from the inaugural IPL till last season RCB have never won the cash-rich tournamentRubbising all the conversations that people had about his decision Kohli cleared the air saying There was actually nothing at all I keep my life very simple and basic when I wanted to make a decision I made a decision and I announced itI didnt want to think about it and contemplate it for another year That wouldve done nothing to me nothing to the environment Im part of Quality of life is something very important to me And the quality of cricket is something very important to meOver a period of time you want to do what youre doing day-in-and-day-out and you want to do as much as you can but at the end of the day you have to realize that quality is far more important than quantity stressed KohliThe elegant top order batter also stressed that he has always been himselfQuantity in hard work but quality in execution That is the key If you go for quantity in execution then youre going to get burnt out If I cant be myself in my everyday life and I cant be myself on the field I will change somethingBecause that is who I am That is the reason I am where I am And that is the reason why people can connect to me at a certain level My loved ones people who are close to me my friends they connected to me because of that factor because Ive always been myself he signed off PTI NRB BS BS
Mumbai Feb 24 PTI Virat Kohli who had stepped down as the Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper after the 2021 IPL season said he took that call to give himself some space and manage his workloadKohli had announced his decision to leave IPL captaincy after saying that T20 World Cup will be his last tournament as India skipper in the shortest format He was later removed as ODI captain before he quit the leadership role in five-day format Im not someone who holds onto things more than I should Even if I know I can do a lot more if Im not going to enjoy the process Im not going to do it Kohli one of the modern day greats said on The RCB Podcast about dropping the captains armbandThe former RCB and India skipper asserted that it is very difficult for people to understand what a cricketer thinks while taking such decisionsBecause its very difficult for people to understand your decisions unless they are in your situation From the outside people have their own expectations Oh How did that happen We are so shocked added Kohli who is on the verge of playing his 100th TestTheres nothing to be shocked about I explain to people I wanted some space and I wanted to manage my workload and the story ends there Right from the inaugural IPL till last season RCB have never won the cash-rich tournamentRubbising all the conversations that people had about his decision Kohli cleared the air saying There was actually nothing at all I keep my life very simple and basic when I wanted to make a decision I made a decision and I announced itI didnt want to think about it and contemplate it for another year That wouldve done nothing to me nothing to the environment Im part of Quality of life is something very important to me And the quality of cricket is something very important to meOver a period of time you want to do what youre doing day-in-and-day-out and you want to do as much as you can but at the end of the day you have to realize that quality is far more important than quantity stressed KohliThe elegant top order batter also stressed that he has always been himselfQuantity in hard work but quality in execution That is the key If you go for quantity in execution then youre going to get burnt out If I cant be myself in my everyday life and I cant be myself on the field I will change somethingBecause that is who I am That is the reason I am where I am And that is the reason why people can connect to me at a certain level My loved ones people who are close to me my friends they connected to me because of that factor because Ive always been myself he signed off PTI NRB BS BS
