Former Australian speedster Mitchell Johnson has a ‘solution’ to end Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) title drought in the Indian Premier League. RCB have never won the IPL title in past eleven editions despite making it to the finals of the T20 league three times. Virat Kohli took over RCB’s full-time captaincy in 2013 and since then he has not been able to change the team’s fortune. RCB vs MI Head-to-Head Record: Ahead of IPL 2019 Clash, Here Are Match Results of Last 5 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians Encounters!
During an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Instagram, Johnson was asked about RCB’s chances of winning the tournament this year. The former pacer reckons if the Bengaluru based franchise can get “rid of their skipper Kohli they might just win.” The former Australian pacer shared the AMA on his Instagram story. RCB vs MI Live Score.
Here’s Mitchell Johnson’s Instagram story
Kohli has led RCB to 44 victories and under him, the team has lost 48 matches. RCB’s this year’s campaign got off to a worst possible start after being bundled out for just 70 runs against defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK). RCB vs MI, IPL 2019 Match 7 Key Players: Virat Kohli to Yuvraj Singh to AB de Villiers, These Cricketers Are to Watch Out for at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Interestingly, ahead of the IPL 2019, two-time title winner Gautam Gambhir during IPL's broadcaster’s show said that Kohli lacks shrewdness in his captaincy. The former KKR captain also said that Kohli has still a long way to go to become a successful captain. Meanwhile, the pressure will be on Kohli this season to help Royal Challengers win their maiden Indian Premier League title.
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