Virat Kohli raring to go with new energy after relinquishing captaincy duties

Former Royal Challengers Bangalore RCB skipper Virat Kohli said on Tuesday he feels a renewed energy in him going in this years edition of the Indian Premier League IPL after having relinquished a lot of responsibilities and dutiesKohli had stepped down as RCB captain at the end of the 2021 IPL seasonAsked if relinquishing captaincy duties had given him refreshed energy Kohli told RCB Bold Diaries on Tuesday that I have renewed energy because Im off a lot of responsibilities and duties And life is in a very good place We have a child now we have a family For me its all about going on with life with a lot of joy and happiness and just watching our child grow and then just doing what I love which is playing cricketKohli also said that he was much more focused on the task of playing for the franchise adding that he wanted to enjoy the game and play for the teamSo my focus is so clear now its so precise what I want to do I want to just have a lot of fun and enjoy myself on the field and give myself fully to this team to this franchise like I have for so many years without any load So Im absolutely ready added KohliOn what the first few conversations with new RCB skipper Faf du Plessis were like for him Kohli said I messaged him as soon as he was picked for RCB Sounded him off a little bit about whats to comeObviously it was official after but I knew that getting Faf for us at the auction I was very clear that we need a leader in the change room who commands a lot of respect doesnt demand it he commands it because hes been there done thatHes Faf a Test captain so that profile comes with a lot of accolades already And were absolutely excited for him to lead RCB this year and Im sure hell do a tremendous job We get along really well all of us with him myself Maxi Harshal Dino Dinesh Karthik Have met him already and I think all the other guys will really enjoy this environmentKohli will undergo a threeday quarantine which he described would involve Netflix books and video calls before getting out to kickstart his IPL 2022 campaign on the field with the teamThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for the dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the contents in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever