“Virat Kohli Is Going To Captain That RCB Side”- Ravichandran Ashwin

Now, there is a bold statement from Ravichandran Ashwin about the captaincy of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the next year IPL 2025. Kohli is expected to be back, said Ashwin, and for the lack of a viable option, he will also be the captain of the team. Following RCB’s excellent performance, especially in the recently concluded IPL auction 2025, additions were made to the team.

It can be seen that RCB’s strategy in auctions is mainly targeted at balancing its team for the next IPL season. With that, the argument of the team squad now stands strengthened when it comes to the captaincy post. Some remarks made by Ashwin hint that Kohli, who was captain of RCB between 2013 and 2021, will most definitely regain the captain’s position. Aid such potential development will no doubt draw the attention of fans and pundits.

Ravichandran Ashwin confirmed Virat Kohli as the new RCB captain:

India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin recently predicted that Virat Kohli will be the captain of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) during the 2025 editions of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Ashwin, who was bought by the Chennai Super Kings in the latest IPL mega auction, feels that RCB has not purchased any other leadership opportunity, hence Kohli is expected to lead the group.

This has come after South African cricketing icon AB de Villiers predicted Virat Kohli would return to captain RCB in the IPL 2025. By now, you have heard rumors on whether or not the captaincy duties of Kohli will be relocated back to RCB—Ashwin’s comments back up these rumors.

“In all likelihood, I think Virat Kohli is going to captain that side. That’s the feeling I get because they haven’t gone for a captain. Unless and until they are going to go with somebody else. I don’t see anyone other than Virat as captain,” Ashwin said in a video posted on his official YouTube handle.