Virat Kohli was the captain of RCB from 2013 to 2021.
Virat Kohli, who captained Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), can once again lead the team. According to media reports, Kohli has already spoken with the management and is ready to return to the captaincy. However, its final decision will only be made after the mega-auction to be held in November.
Kohli captained RCB for 9 seasons, but he left the captaincy in 2021. Then, in 2022, Faf du Plessis took charge of the team for the last three seasons. The chances of Du Plessis, 40, being retained for next season would be low.
The last retention date is October 31. The last player retention date for IPL Mega Auction-2024 is Thursday, October 31. Before 5 p.m. tomorrow, all franchises will send the names of their selected players to the IPL organizing committee. With this list, it will be decided which player will play with which franchise.
Kohli captained RCB for 9 years. Virat Kohli captained RCB from 2013 to 2021. Under his captaincy, RCB reached the final in 2016, in which they lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad. In total, Kohli has captained 143 matches, of which he won 66 and lost 70. In the last three seasons, under the leadership of Faf Du Plessis, the team reached the playoffs in 2022 and 2024, although she missed the playoffs in 2023.
Kohli has been with RCB since 2008. Kohli was added by RCB as an uncapped player before IPL 2008. Since then, he has been an integral part of the team. RCB never released Kohli in 17 years. He also has the most runs to his name in IPL.
New IPL Retention Rule: Franchise teams can now retain 6 players ahead of the IPL mega-auction. In which a maximum of 5 international players and 2 uncapped players can be included. International players can come from any country, but uncapped players must only come from India.
Suppose Mumbai Indians have retained 5 international players, then the team will now be able to retain only one uncapped player as a sixth player. Whereas if the team retains 4 international players, then they will have the option to retain 2 uncapped players.