RCB is one of the few teams which hasn't announced its captain yet. They have a no. of options for the role with Virat Kohli at the forefront. Apart from Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt, Liam Livingstone, Krunal Pandya, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are options who can lead the team.
While speaking on his YouTube channel, AB de Villiers backed Virat Kohli to become RCB's captain for IPL 2025. De Villiers claimed that Kohli is at the end of his career and will be determined enough to take his team to the title with his performances.
"He is near the end of his career, more inspired than ever before. Till the time he gets the form and score runs, we are used to watching him play match-winning innings. It’s like a swansong," he added.
Virat Kohli's record as RCB captain
If Virat Kohli becomes RCB's captain, it will be his second stint at the role. The 36-year-old veteran has already led RCB from 2013 to 2021. The team's best performance came in 2016 when they made it to the final but lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the summit clash.
Virat Kohli's stellar IPL numbers
Virat Kohli was retained by Royal Challengers Bengaluru before the IPL 2025 mega auction for INR 21 crore. He has a stellar record in the IPL with 8004 runs in 252 matches at an average of 38.66 and a strike rate of 131.97.
Both Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers share a good relationship with each other from the time they were playing together for RCB. Both were the backbone of RCB's batting line-up and stitched together a no. of memorable partnerships.
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