Indian legendary batter and former captain Virat Kohli, is set to reprise his role as RCB captain in IPL 2025. Three years after resigning as a captain, King Kohli is reportedly ready to make a dramatic return as the captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru. He stepped down from the role ahead of the 2022 IPL and was succeeded by South African batter Faf Du Plessis.
Virat Kohli has been the part of the Bengaluru franchise since 2008 and has led the team to three-finals. There has been a report, that states he will be leading the side again in order to fulfil his goal of winning the IPL title as a captain.
According to the reports, it is also suggested that the franchise wanted to acquire the services of Gujarat Titans’ captain Shubman Gill, and likely to bid for Indian-wicketkeepers KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant, following their release from their current franchise.
Virat Kohli is the leading run-scorer in the league with 8004 runs from 252 matches at a strike-rate of 131.97. The talented batter has eight centuries and 55 fifties to his name. Last year, the batter spoke to the media talking about offers and approaches by other IPL franchises.
He said,
“What this franchise (RCB) has given me in terms of opportunity in the first three years and believed in me, that is the most special thing because as I said there were many teams who had the opportunity but they didn’t back me, they didn’t believe in me…”. This shows his love and passion towards the team.”
KKR to release their title winning captain ahead of the 2025 IPL
Shreyas Iyer, the captain who led Kolkata Knight Riders to a title in the 2024 IPL, is set to be released by the franchise. The defending champions would be looking forward for a new captain ahead of the 2025 IPL season.
The Indian batter was a part of the franchise for the last 3 seasons. He has accumulated 3,127 runs with an average of 32.24 and a strike rate of 127.48.
According to various reports, Iyer is asking for a high fee from the franchise after becoming the IPL-winning captain last season. He also has offers from various other IPL franchises, that are looking for an experienced and successful captain.
