Vikrant Shekhawat : Feb 04, 2025, 03:40 PM
IPL 2025: Team India players will be seen in the Champions Trophy after the upcoming ODI series against England, after which all eyes will be on IPL 2025, which starts on March 21. But the biggest question about this season is who will captain Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)? The name of the captain of RCB has not been announced yet. There have been reports many times that Virat Kohli can once again take over the command of RCB. Now once again such news is getting air, and a big statement has also come from the team on this matter.Can Virat Kohli become the captain of RCB again?Fans believe that Virat Kohli can once again take over the captaincy of RCB, although no official announcement has been made about it yet. Meanwhile, after Faf du Plessis was released, the name of the next captain of RCB has not been revealed yet. Meanwhile, RCB COO Rajesh Menon told in an interview, "We have not taken any decision at the moment. There are many leaders in our team, there are 4-5 players who have leadership potential. There has been no discussion on this yet. We will discuss it and reach a decision soon."Virat Kohli's IPL career and captaincyVirat Kohli's IPL career has always been a topic of discussion. He has been associated with Royal Challengers Bangalore since the inception of IPL and has also captained this team for years. He took charge of the team for the first time in 2011, but he became the full-time captain from 2013. Virat Kohli captained RCB continuously till 2021. After this he left the captaincy, and Faf du Plessis was given this responsibility in his place. However, Virat Kohli again captained in some matches in the absence of Faf du Plessis. So far Kohli has captained RCB in 143 matches.RCB's performance under Virat Kohli's captaincyVirat Kohli has captained RCB in 143 matches, out of which the team won 66 matches, while it lost 70 matches. However, Virat Kohli could never get the IPL trophy for RCB under his captaincy. However, in 2016, he took the team to the final, but that time he had to face defeat from Sunrisers Hyderabad.This raises the question whether RCB can move in a new direction under the leadership of Virat Kohli, or does the team need a new captain who can get them the IPL trophy? However, only the future will tell, but for the time being the possibility of Virat Kohli's return cannot be ignored.ConclusionBefore the start of IPL 2025, discussions have intensified regarding the captaincy of RCB. RCB has had many ups and downs under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, but the discussion of his return is gaining momentum these days. At present, RCB officials say that no final decision has been taken on this, but there are many leaders in the team. Fans are now just waiting to see whose name comes out as the new captain of RCB.