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IPL 2025: The name of the new captain of RCB came out, Virat Kohli ignored, this dashing all-rounder gets the responsibility of new captaincy
There are still two months left for the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL), so all the teams have already started strengthening their preparations. RCB, the most favorite team of the fans in IPL, is in the headlines at the moment. The big reason behind this is who will be made the captain of the team by the franchise in the 18th season.
RCB team captain Faf du Plessis was released before the mega auction. In this situation, the name of former team captain Virat Kohli was at the forefront, although according to media reports, the team can hand over the command of the team to this young player in place of Virat Kohli.
Krunal Pandya will get responsibility in place of Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli has been associated with RCB since the very first season of IPL. In the year 2013, the team franchise decided to make him the captain of the team. Even under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, RCB could not win the IPL title. After which the team removed Virat Kohli from the captaincy in 2021. After this Faf du Plessis was chosen as the captain of the team.
However, before the 18th season and the mega auction, it was decided to release Faf from the team. In such a situation, Virat Kohli's name was going ahead, although according to media reports, the team is not in the mood to give the burden of captaincy to Virat. The team management decided this because he may not be able to bat in his independent style under the pressure of captaincy. In such a situation, RCB is planning to hand over the captaincy to another player.
This player can become the captain in IPL 2025
Before IPL 2025, Faf du Plessis, who was the regular captain of the team, has been released from the team. In such a situation, the eyes of RCB fans are fixed on the captain. Many teams have announced their new captain. But RCB has still maintained suspense over the name of captaincy.
If media reports are to be believed, the command of the team can be handed over to Krunal Pandya, he has previously also taken charge of Lucknow Super Giants. He has taken charge of the team in the absence of captain KL Rahul. In the matches played under his captaincy, the team won 3 matches and also faced defeat in 3 matches. He has captained Baroda in domestic cricket.
