Overview

• Moeen Ali revealed in a SportsTak interview that RCB seriously contemplated replacing Virat Kohli with Parthiv Patel as captain in 2019.
• According to Moeen, the consideration took place during Gary Kirsten’s final year as head coach.
• Patel retired from playing after the 2019 season and accepted a mentorship role with the Gujarat Titans in 2025.
• Kohli remained at the helm until 2021 when he stepped down citing workload management after several subpar seasons.
• RCB secured their first IPL title earlier this year under Rajat Patidar, with Kohli contributing 657 runs to the winning campaign.