Royal Challengers Bengaluru's team director revealed that Virat Kohli was an option they considered for the captaincy role before naming Rajat Patidar as Faf du Plessis' successor. Kohli is RCB's longest-serving captain but stepped down in 2021.

Fans can watch the live broadcast of the RCB IPL 2025 captaincy announcement on the Star Sports Network. The event is scheduled to air on television at around 11:30 AM IST.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) announced Rajat Patidar as their new captain for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season. Patidar will take over the captaincy duties from Faf du Plessis, who was released ahead of the IPL 2025 auction.

Rajat Patidar has taken over as RCB skipper from Faf Du Plessis, who was released ahead of last year's mega auction.

Star India batter Virat Kohli congratulated Rajat Patidar after he was named the new skipper of RCB ahead of the IPL 2025 season. He shared the message as a part of a video package prepare to unveil Patidar as the new captain.

Batter Rajat Patidar has been named captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru for the 2025 Indian Premier League. South Africa batter Faf du Plessis has been RCB captain for the past two seasons but was not retained at last year's mega auction.

Rajat Patidar was named as the new Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain for this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday, succeeding South African Faf du Plessis in the role.

Rajat Patidar has been appointed captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for IPL 2025, which begins on March 21. The development was contrary to wide expectation that Virat Kohli would lead RCB again after they did not retain Faf du Plessis,

Virat Kohli congratulated Rajat Patidar on being named the new captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, praising his growth and performance. Despite rumours of Kohli's return to captaincy, RCB chose Patidar,