Virat Kohli captained the Royal Challengers Bangalore for the last time after the team lost to Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday and was eliminated from IPL 2021.

Kohli had earlier revealed that the IPL 2021 will be the last season he would captain the RCB franchise. And while he couldn’t get his hands on the silverware, he so badly craved for, he led the team brilliantly. Fans on social media, mostly RCB supporters, expressed their dismay at seeing Kohli captain the team for the last time.

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End of an era. Virat Kohli thank you for everything skip. #RCBvKKR

— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB) October 11, 2021

A brand of cricket where youngsters could come and express themselves on a big stage that’s the legacy of @imVkohli as far as captaincy goes #viratkholi #RCBvsKKR

— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) October 11, 2021

Kohli posted an emotional message-

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Not the result we wanted but I am so proud of the character shown by the boys throughout the tournament. A disappointing end but we can hold our heads high. Thank you to all the fans, management & the support staff for your constant support. 🙏 @RCBTweets pic.twitter.com/VxZLc5NKAG

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) October 12, 2021

The Cricketer became RCB’s permanent captain-

The Delhi-born cricketer became RCB’s permanent captain in 2013 and an era got underway. Kohli delivered regularly with the bat and played one sensational knock after another. He even impressed one and all with his leadership skills. However, he couldn’t do the ultimate job, taking RCB to the title. Overall, he led RCB in 140 games, taking them to glory 64 times. While RCB lost 69 games in this period, four encounters got washed out.

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Most Runs As Captain In IPL:-

S.NO.	Names	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate	50/100
1	Virat Kohli	140	4481	42.07	133.32	35/5
2	MS Dhoni	203	4456	40.88	137.32	22/0
3	Gautam Gambhir	129	3518	30.13	122.79	31/0
4	Rohit Sharma	129	3406	30.14	129.95	23/0
5	David Warner	69	2840	47.33	142.28	26/1