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Royal Challengers Bengaluru has always been one of the star-studded franchise teams in the IPL. Irrespective of having top world cricketers, the team couldn't get the chance to hold the IPL champion’s title. Though Royal Challengers have retained Virat Kohli (INR 21 crore), Rajat Patidar (INR 11 crore), and Yash Dayal (INR 5 crore) for the IPL 2025 season, there is still no clarity about the player who will lead the team. Meanwhile, RCB released Faf du Plessis for the upcoming season, leaving the place vacant for a new captain.
With the mega auction date nearing (Nov 24-25), there will be a lot of chatter in the cricketing world regarding the next RCB captain. They have a lot of options in the auction as many players from other franchises are being released.
3 players who can lead RCB in IPL 2025
Let us list down three such players who have a chance to lead RCB in IPL 2025.
Virat Kohli
The possible return of King Kohli for the captaincy is the talk of the town. Although he had rough innings in the Test series against NZ, looking at his performance in previous IPL seasons, things look promising. Kohli captained RCB from 2013 to 2021, but couldn't help the team lift the championship title. Given Kohli's age and previous T20I cricket retirement, RCB might consider a younger player with new ideas. As a result, it is a wait-n-watch situation.
