The IPL 2025 season is going to be special for various reasons. The demand for this has already started. The mega auction of IPL is likely to feature some experienced Indian players. Thus comes big news related to IPL 2025 and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
The RCB team, which is waiting for its first title, will once again make Virat Kohli the captain. RCB’s team management wants to hand over the command of the team to an Indian player instead of a foreign captain. South Africa’s Faf du Plessis led the team in IPL 2024.
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Kohli’s Return as Captain
According to a report by ‘The Times of India’, the RCB management has held discussions with Virat Kohli. Considering the needs of the team, Kohli may be ready to take up the captaincy again. Virat Kohli has led Royal Challengers Bengaluru from 2013 to 2021.
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– Virat Kohli is set to return as RCB Captain from IPL 2025. [Sahil Malhotra from TOI. Com] pic.twitter.com/9AwMV8pKeu
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 30, 2024
Under his captaincy, he led the team to the finals but failed to win the title. In the current RCB team, Virat Kohli is leading the race for the captaincy. Apart from Virat Kohli, RCB can retain Mohammad Siraj, Yash Dayal, Will Jack, and Glenn Maxwell.
Player Retention and Future Plans
The deadline for retaining players for IPL 2025 is 31st October. By this date, each franchise will have to submit the list of players they have retained to the BCCI. Commenting on Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Faf du Plessis led the team last season. He is 40 years old.
In such a situation, RCB can choose a new captain for the team. According to reports, RCB also tried to include Shubman Gill in their team, but nothing came of it.
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