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Virat Kohli is reportedly set to return as the captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru for IPL 2025, three years after stepping down.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) is reportedly set to reappoint Virat Kohli as their captain ahead of the upcoming IPL season. Kohli captained RCB from 2013 to 2021 but stepped down after the 2021 season due to the franchise’s ongoing struggles to secure an IPL title.

During his absence, South African cricketer Faf du Plessis led the team from 2022 to 2024. According to reports from the Times of India, with Du Plessis nearing the end of his career, RCB is making a significant change by bringing back Kohli as captain.

Under Kohli’s previous leadership, RCB reached the finals three times but finished as runners-up each time, most notably losing to Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016. Meanwhile, under Faf du Plessis, RCB reached the playoffs twice in three seasons, with one finish in sixth place.

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The franchise is reportedly also exploring new signings, including attempting to acquire Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill. RCB may then bid for Rishabh Pant if he is released by Delhi Capitals.

Earlier, Virat Kohli reflected on the possibility of playing for another IPL team, acknowledging that he had been approached multiple times to enter the auction. He stated that while the idea crossed his mind, he ultimately values the support and opportunities RCB provided him in his early years.

“To be very honest I have thought about it, yes I won’t shy away from it and I’ve been approached many times as well to come into the auction somehow, put my name in there and stuff. And then I thought about it I was like at the end of the day everyone has X number of years they live right and then you die and then life moves on. And there would have been many great people who want trophies and this that blah blah blah but no one addresses you in the room like “Oh he’s an IPL champion” or “he’s a World Cup champion,” Kohli had said in a podcast.

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“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…” he added.

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Last Updated on October 30, 2024

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