Listen to the latest songs, only on Īpart from Kohli, the other two players to be retained by RCB were Australia's Glenn Maxwell for 11 crore and India seamer Mohammed Siraj for 7 crore. The India captain was picked up by RCB from the auction pool in the inaugural edition in 2008 after a successful U19 World Cup, in which Kohli led India to victory and since then he has been an integral part of the set-up. Kohli is one of the very few players who has played for only one franchise ever since the inception of IPL.
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The decision came a few weeks after he had announced his intentions of not continuing as India's T20I captain after the World Cup. Kohli, who has been leading RCB for the last 9 editions of the IPL, decided to step down from his post after this year's tournament. So he has definitely done this so that RCB can have just that little extra in the auctions," Parthiv said on Star Sports during the IPL retention. We all know how good a player he is and how good a leader he is. "Virat Kohli has taken a pay cut for the larger interest of the team. Parthiv, who has played a lot with Kohli not only for India but also for RCB in the IPL, said the talismanic right-hander would not have minded a deduction in his IPL salary as it would give his side some extra push during the mega auction ahead of IPL 2022. But as RCB retained only three players, the highest they could pay Kohli - according to IPL salary-cap rules - is 15 crore, which is lower than his previous IPL salary of 17 crore.
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Kohli, on expected lines, was the first player to be retained by RCB during the IPL retention on Tuesday. Former India wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel said current India Test and ODI captain Virat Kohli took a "pay cut" in his IPL salary for the "larger interest" of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).