"He deserves a trophy" - Pietersen wants Kohli to leave RCB

Former England captain Kevin Pietersen wants Virat Kohli to leave Royal Challengers Bengaluru and join some other franchise if he wants to win an IPL trophy.

The Royal Challengers lost seven of their first eight games in the IPL 2024 but made a tremendous comeback in the second half to qualify for the playoffs. They won six games in a row but lost to Rajasthan Royals in the Eliminator.

Kohli, who has been with RCB since the inception of IPL, once again had a superb season. The batting maestro amassed 741 runs across 15 innings at an average of 61.75 and a strike rate of 154.70. In the process, he also went past 8000 IPL runs but is yet to win a trophy.

Speaking on Star Sports, KP said: "I have said it before and I will say it again — the greats of the game in other sports have left teams to go and seek glory somewhere else. 

“When he has tried and tried so hard — won the Orange Cap yet again and done so much yet again, and the franchise fails again. 

“I understand for the brand of the team and the commercial value he brings to the team... But Virat Kohli deserves a trophy. He deserves to play in a team that could help him to get that trophy.

"I think it's about time Virat thought long and hard. Beckham left, Ronaldo left, Messi left, Harry Kane just left Spurs and went to Bayern Munich.”

So, where can Kohli go?

“I actually think it should be Delhi. Delhi is the place where Virat needs to go. Virat can go away and stay at home most of the time, I know he has a home in Delhi,” added Pietersen.

“He has a young family. He can spend more time there. He is a Delhi boy. Why can't he go back? Delhi are as desperate as Bengaluru.”

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