In this cricket world, the biggest changes do not necessarily happen on the field, but most of them happen off the field. This is what happened in 2008, when the then-respected owner of Royal Challengers Bangalore, Vijay Mallya, made one of the most bold and important choices in the history of the Indian Premier League.
Vijay Mallya Made A Big Revelation On How He Chose Virat Kohli
No scouts, no statistics, just his intuition brought Virat Kohli to Royal Challengers Bangalore and what a story it was. While talking to popular Raj Shamni on a recent YouTube podcast, Vijay Mallya explained why RCB signed the former Captain Virat Kohli.
Vijay Mallya said that even before the IPL started, he had brought many big Under-19 stars into the franchise system and the Under-19 World Cup ended in 2008 and at that time Virat Kohli had led the Indian team to victory, so his name was fresh in the minds of all the stakeholders all over the world. But Vijay Mallya did not hesitate at all to select him.
He said, Virat Kohli was a young cricketer. I had to select him and I immediately selected Virat. At that time he was just a child, full of talent and enthusiasm. At that time no one had any idea that the young player whom Vijay Mallya had selected for Rs 12 lakh would take RCB to this height and he would prove to be the most followed Indian cricketer in the world at present.
Virat Kohli’s Team Won The IPL 2025 Trophy After A Long Time Of 18 Years
On June 3, the final match of IPL 2025 was RCB vs PBKS, in which Vijay Mallya got good results for selecting him, as RCB won a historic victory by defeating Punjab Kings by 6 runs in the IPL 2025 final match.
