IPL 2022: Virat Kohli posted a heartfelt message to the fans of Royal Challengers Bangalore after the team was knocked out of IPL 2022 season on Friday. The Faf du Plessis led side lost the Qualifier 2 against Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Follow InsideSport.IN for more updates
IPL 2022: Virat Kohli pens heartfelt tribute to RCB fans, team management after BOTTLING another chance to extend trophy drought – Check out
Sometimes you win, and sometimes you don’t, but the 12th Man Army, you have been fantastic, always backing us throughout our campaign. You make cricket special. The learning never stops. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/mRx4rslWFK
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) May 28, 2022
In his message which was posted on his official Twitter account, the former skipper of the franchise thanked the fans for showing unwavering support to the team through out the season. He wrote, “Sometimes you win, and sometimes you don’t, but the 12th Man Army, you have been fantastic, always backing us throughout our campaign. You make cricket special. The learning never stops. A big thanks to the management, support staff and all the people who are part of this amazing franchise. See you next season.”
Despite not being able to win even a single IPL title so far, the support that this team gets from their die-hard fans is massive. Virat Kohl, who led the franchise for nearly 10 years, stepped down from captaincy ahead of this edition.
Former South African skipper Faf du Plessis was handed ovber the reigns of captaincy and the team managed to reach their third consecutive playoffs. They finished the league stage at the fourth spot on the points table with 8 victories from 14 matches.
Having lost in the eliminator for the last two years, the team finally managed to win the knockout match this year as they defeated Lucknow Super Giants by two runs to set up clash with Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2. However, they couldn’t enter their third IPL final as they bottled up the opportunity by losing the contest. With the loss, the team’s 14-year wait for an IPL trophy continues.
Personally Virat Kohli endured a poor season with the bat this year. IPL’s highest run-scorer managed to score as he managed to score just 341 runs in 16 matches at an average of 22.73. He scored just two fifties this season. In the Qualifier 2, he departed after scoring just 7 runs.
After the poor season, Kohli has now returned back to his home at Mumbai. The former Indian skipper will now be eyeing to get back to form as a big season for the national team is on the cards.He has been rested for the upcoming T20 series against South Africa that begins on 9th June. His next assignment will be the one-off Test against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham.
IPL 2022: Virat Kohli pens heartfelt tribute to RCB fans, team management after BOTTLING another chance to extend trophy drought – Check out
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