Parthiv Patel was offered RCB's captaincy to replace Virat Kohli | PC- AFPParthiv Patel was in the headlines with speculations related to him replacing Ajit Agarkar as Chairperson of selectors, although the BCCI has yet to hire the replacement for the outgoing selector.Nevertheless, the former wicketkeeper-batter is back in the news, but for different reasons. The former RCB cricketer has made major revelations about being offered the captaincy at the franchise once. Parthiv Patel confirms he was offered to replace Kohli as RCB's captainWhile chatting with fellow retired cricketer Aakash Chopra on Baith & Bol, Parthiv Patel revealed that then-coaches Gary Kirsten and Ashish Nehra once offered him the RCB captaincy, for whom he scored 731 runs across three seasons. However, the duo were replaced the next season, when the wicketkeeper's time had come. Back in 2025, Moeen Ali told Sportstak that Virat Kohli was almost replaced by Parthiv in IPL 2026. While confirming the same, the former RCB wicketkeeper said, "I haven't spoken about this (captaincy), but Moeen Ali had spoken about it somewhere. And it's a fact. I was told that 'Be ready, we are looking at you, this can happen next year'."ALSO READAakash Chopra Teases Parthiv Patel Over Possible Chief Selector Role On Live TV"But those who had offered me the captaincy weren't there next season. I was there, but the two coaches who had offered me weren't there (with the RCB team)," Parthiv Patel added. Sam @cricsam02 🔴RCB OFFERED ME CAPTAINCY - BUT THEN THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT WERE REPLACED 🤯 🎙️: Parthiv Patel revealed that he was offered the captaincy of RCB, but the people who made the offer were replaced in next Season. Oct 8, 2026, 9:50 AM RCB's Kirsten-Nehra gamble backfired despite Parthiv Patel call making senseNotably, both Gary Kirsten and Ashish Nehra were in RCB's backroom staff during the 2018 and 2019 IPL seasons, with Virat Kohli at the helm. Gary Kirsten and Ashish Nehra were the two, and they were replaced. However, the two-time defending champions had a miserable time during the Kirsten-Nehra tenure, finishing in the bottom half of the points table in both seasons. As a result, the owners decided to discontinue with the two coaches, with Simon Katich and Mike Hesson coming in.Having said that, the thought behind Kirsten and Nehra’s call could have made sense, as Parthiv, by 2020, had won all three major domestic titles as captain with Gujarat. However, after the duo’s exit, the wicketkeeper remained in RCB’s squad but was benched for the entire IPL 2020. After that season, Parthiv, who played 139 IPL matches, announced his retirement from professional sport. Currently, he is a part of the Gujarat Titans setup as assistant/batting coach, under head coach Nehra. ALSO READNaveen-ul-Haq Joins Commentary With Pakistan Player For Afghanistan vs Bangladesh Test
