Despite all the buzz around Virat Kohli that he might take up the Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) captaincy role, it was finally revealed that it wasn't him but Rajat Patidar who will be leading the side for the IPL 2025.

Virat Kohli has been a part of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL franchise since it's inception. He has also led the side from 2013 to 2021. Unfortunately, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru still remain one of the few franchises to win an IPL crown.

Virat Kohli would have said no to RCB captaincy offer to focus on his batting: Kris Srikkanth (Photo Source: Getty Images) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) named Rajat Patidar as their captain for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Thursday,

Mo Bobat, the team director of Royal Challengers Bangalore, clarified that although Virat Kohli will remain a key figure in the team, the captaincy for the 2025 IPL season has been handed to Rajat Patidar.

Its time for the announcement. The event has started. Rajat Patidar is the new RCB captain for IPL 2025. He gets the blue blazer and red cap as the captain of the RCB. Andy Flower, Mo Bobat and Menon on stage alongside Patidar.

Virat Kohli, the former captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), recently shared a heartfelt message for Rajat Patidar, who was appointed as the new captain of the team. Patidar takes over from Faf du Plessis, who left the franchise, and will begin his leadership journey in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) appointed Rajat Patidar as their new captain for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025

Rajat Patidar was one of the contenders for the captaincy spot as Virat Kohli too was considered as an option to lead RCB in IPL 2025 Despite speculations and rumours that Virat Kohli would return to helm as the captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru for IPL 2025,

Rajat Patidar, a rising star within the team, has been named captain — and none other than Virat Kohli has given him his full backing. At an event in Bengaluru on Thursday, RCB officially announced Patidar as their new skipper,

Speaking about the decision at Bengaluru announcement event, Bobat emphasized how Kohli's leadership has always been crucial to RCB.