IPL 2022: RCB’s player makes a BIG statement, Virat Kohli no longer the aggressive cricketer he used to be
IPL 2022: RCB’s Former captain Virat Kohli will be far more dangerous without the burden of captancy. His teammate Glenn Maxwell feels .
Kohli, who sign away RCB’s captaincy after last year’s IPL, has also resigned from T20 and Test captaincy while being removed from ODI leadership role.
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As per Maxwell Kohli is now no longer the aggressive cricketer :-
As per Maxwell, Kohli now is no longer the “in-your face” aggressive cricketer that he used to be and that has been pleasantly surprising.
“He knows he’s handing the captaincy over, which I think is potentially a big burden for him. It might have been something that’s been weighing him down for a while and now that he’s been able to release it, it might be dangerous news for opposition teams,” Maxwell told RCB Podcast.
The flamboyant Australian is happy that Kohli is in that phase when he would actually be enjoying being out there in thick of things.
IPL 2022: “It is amazing for Kohli to relaxed a bit”, said Maxwell :-
“It is amazing for him to be relaxed a bit and actually enjoy the next few years of his career without any of that sort of external pressure. I think playing against him in earlier days.
He was a fiery competitor, getting in your face. He’s always trying to impose himself on the game. Impose himself on the opposition.”
The Australian all-rounder is loving the cricketing conversations he is having with Kohli. He himself surprised that the former India skipper become a close friend.
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Maxwell said “Kohli really measured with his emotions” :-
“Something I noticed more from him this year that he really measured with his emotions. He actually really measured with his decision-making.
He certainly really surprised me and probably how close we’ve both gotten to each other as well this year. Being able to talk about the game in a calm manner,” Maxwell said.
“Because you do see that over-excited, in your face style when you play against him. But to play with him and have really good conversations about the game, I’ve really enjoyed that.