Watch: Discussed quitting RCB captaincy with AB de Villiers in 2019, says Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli said that the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) season has been one he has enjoyed most after the 2016 season, which was the only edition in which Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) reached the final. Kohli's nine-year stint as captain of RCB came to an end with a defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Eliminator on Monday.

"If you ask me honestly, the 2016 season was very special for us but I think, this season has been the most enjoyable after that. Just being part of this group and the way we conducted ourselves, the way we handled success and failure, is something that is very special," Kohli told his team mates in the dressing room after the match on Monday at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

The 2016 season was also a personal high for Kohli as the 32-year-old dragged his team to the final with some extraordinary numbers. He smashed a whopping 973 runs, which remains the record for most runs by a player in a single season, scoring as many as four centuries at a strike rate of 152.03 and an average of 81.08.