{"id":249421,"date":"2022-03-14T08:54:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T03:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=249421"},"modified":"2022-03-14T08:54:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T03:54:34","slug":"kohli-happy-with-du-plessiss-appointment-as-rcb-captain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/kohli-happy-with-du-plessiss-appointment-as-rcb-captain\/","title":{"rendered":"Kohli happy with du Plessis\u2019s appointment as RCB captain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> NEW DELHI<br \/>\nIndia\u2019s star batsman and IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) former captain Virat Kohli has \u2018welcomed\u2019 the appointment of Faf du Plessis as his successor ahead of IPL 2022 season.<br \/>\n\u201cAs you know that we are going to start our soon pretty soon, something I am very excited for; as I said, renewed energy &#8212; really looking forward to this season.<br \/>\nFirst and foremost, the most important news is that Faf is going to be the captain of RCB and I couldn\u2019t be happier to pass on the baton to a good friend, someone I have known well over the years,\u201d Kohli said in the video, shared by RCB.<br \/>\n\u201cWe have been in touch for many years now and he is one of the few guys that I have gotten to known a little bit more apart from cricket and we get along very well.<br \/>\nSo, absolutely excited for him to lead RCB, to lead this amazing franchise and to play under him,\u201d added the former India captain.<br \/>\n\u201cThe partnership with Faf is going to be an exciting one for the RCB fans, along with Maxi (Glenn Maxwell) as well and the core group that we retained and also the squad that we put together this year, which I think is pretty amazing,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI India\u2019s star batsman and IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) former captain Virat Kohli has \u2018welcomed\u2019 the appointment of Faf du 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