Zoom News : Jan 25, 2022, 06:38 PM
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are looking for a captain for the 15th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Virat Kohli had relinquished the captaincy after last season. Kohli captained RCB in 140 matches, but could never make the team champions. The team reached the playoffs in 2015, 2020 and 2021. At the same time, in 2016 he was defeated by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final. After the departure of Kohli, now the question arises that who will be the next captain of the team?Let us know which player can become the captain of RCB:Shreyas Iyer: Shreyas Iyer, who played for Delhi Capitals till last year, will be in the auction this time. All the teams will have an eye on him. Iyer had led Delhi to the final of the 2020 season under his captaincy. He did not play in the first leg of the 2021 season. Rishabh Pant got the captaincy in his place. The team performed well under Pant's captaincy. Due to this, he was retained as captain in the second leg in UAE as well. Iyer was upset over not getting the captaincy back. He decided to part ways with Delhi after the season ended. He will be in the auction this time and RCB's eyes will be on him.
David Warner: After Shreyas Iyer, David Warner is being associated with RCB the most. Warner made Sunrisers Hyderabad the champions in 2016 under his captaincy. Warner was removed from the captaincy post by Sunrisers last year. Kane Williamson was given the command in his place. After being removed from the captaincy, Warner was heartbroken and he decided to leave the team. They will be most in demand at auction. He has also been the foreign captain for RCB in the past. In such a situation, the team can buy Warner and make him the captain.Steve Smith: Former Australia captain Steve Smith has captained Rajasthan Royals in IPL. Smith is considered an important member of the "Fab-4" of world cricket. He can be a great alternative to Virat. Smith had led Rising Pune Supergiants to the final of 2017. Under his leadership, the team of Rajasthan Royals reached the playoffs. Smith can play at number three with the opening. They can make a great pairing with Virat.
Manish Pandey: This batsman from Karnataka was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the year 2018 for 11 crores. He was dropped from the playing XI due to poor performance in the last few seasons. He is considered to be Virat's favourite. He captained Karnataka in domestic cricket in an excellent way. In the absence of players like Mayank Agarwal and Devdutt Padikkal, he led Karnataka to the final of the 2021 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. RCB is their state team. He can captain for a long time.Jason Holder: The name of this West Indies all-rounder was not yet revealed for the captaincy in the IPL. Former India opener Aakash Chopra called Holder a contender for the captaincy. Chopra said that Holder has the experience of captaining the West Indies. Holder can captain calmly in the presence of star players like Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell. He doesn't want to reveal himself much as a captain. RCB need such a captain who can calmly lead the team like former captain Daniel Vettori.
David Warner: After Shreyas Iyer, David Warner is being associated with RCB the most. Warner made Sunrisers Hyderabad the champions in 2016 under his captaincy. Warner was removed from the captaincy post by Sunrisers last year. Kane Williamson was given the command in his place. After being removed from the captaincy, Warner was heartbroken and he decided to leave the team. They will be most in demand at auction. He has also been the foreign captain for RCB in the past. In such a situation, the team can buy Warner and make him the captain.Steve Smith: Former Australia captain Steve Smith has captained Rajasthan Royals in IPL. Smith is considered an important member of the "Fab-4" of world cricket. He can be a great alternative to Virat. Smith had led Rising Pune Supergiants to the final of 2017. Under his leadership, the team of Rajasthan Royals reached the playoffs. Smith can play at number three with the opening. They can make a great pairing with Virat.
Manish Pandey: This batsman from Karnataka was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the year 2018 for 11 crores. He was dropped from the playing XI due to poor performance in the last few seasons. He is considered to be Virat's favourite. He captained Karnataka in domestic cricket in an excellent way. In the absence of players like Mayank Agarwal and Devdutt Padikkal, he led Karnataka to the final of the 2021 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. RCB is their state team. He can captain for a long time.Jason Holder: The name of this West Indies all-rounder was not yet revealed for the captaincy in the IPL. Former India opener Aakash Chopra called Holder a contender for the captaincy. Chopra said that Holder has the experience of captaining the West Indies. Holder can captain calmly in the presence of star players like Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell. He doesn't want to reveal himself much as a captain. RCB need such a captain who can calmly lead the team like former captain Daniel Vettori.