Archive · 29 Jul 2025
Moeen Ali: RCB Weighed Replacing Kohli as Captain in 2019
The RCB team, where Virat Kohli played, thought about changing their captain in 2019.
Moeen Ali, a former player, said they considered making Parthiv Patel the captain.
This was discussed when Gary Kirsten was the coach.
However, Kohli remained the captain until 2021.
RCB eventually won their first title in 2025 under Rajat Patidar.
Moeen Ali revealed that RCB considered replacing Virat Kohli as captain in 2019.
Parthiv Patel was in line to potentially become the captain.
The discussion happened during Gary Kirsten's tenure as coach.
Virat Kohli led RCB from 2013 to 2021.
RCB won their first IPL title in 2025, led by Rajat Patidar.
- Who
- Moeen Ali
- What
- RCB considered replacing Virat Kohli as captain.
- When
- 2019
- Where
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
- Why
- The reason for considering the change wasn't specified in the article.
- Team
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
- Year
- 2019
- Players Involved
- Virat Kohli, Parthiv Patel, Moeen Ali
- Coach
- Gary Kirsten
- Kohli's Captaincy Tenure
- 2013-2021
