Virat Kohli got a chance to captain once again in IPL

In the 27th match of the 16th season of the tournament, Kohli landed on the field as the captain of RCB against Punjab.

RCB's regular captain Faf Duplessis is not captaining due to not being fit for fielding. Kohli has captained in IPL after 18 months

Virat last appeared as captain on 11 October 2021 against Kolkata Knight Riders. RCB team was defeated in the Eliminator match of IPL, then Kohli announced to leave the captaincy

Kohli left the captaincy of the Indian Test team in January 2022. Virat left the captaincy of the Indian T20 team in 2021, the same year he was stripped of the ODI captaincy.