IPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bangalore team needs a new captain this time. When RCB's retention list was revealed before the mega auction, it was seen that the name of captain Faf du Plessis was not included in it. There is also a lot of speculation about Virat Kohli. It is being claimed in many media reports that Virat Kohli can once again become the captain of RCB. But now the name of another player is coming out who can be seen captaining RCB in the new season.

IPL 2025: This player will be the captain of RCB

Wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul captained Lucknow Super Giants till IPL 2024. The performance of Lucknow Super Giants under Rahul's captaincy in the first two seasons was excellent but in IPL 2024, Rahul's performance was also nothing special and franchise owner Sanjiv Goenka was also seen shouting at him. Since then there was speculation that Rahul might leave LSG. When the retention list of LSG came out, it was seen that Rahul was not retained.

Now there is a lot of discussion on social media about this player that RCB can target KL Rahul in the mega auction. If RCB is successful in buying Rahul, then it is possible that Rahul will be seen captaining RCB in IPL 2025. However, this will be known after the mega auction.

RCB team has been playing in IPL since 2008. The team has had many great players and captains, yet the RCB team has not been able to win the title. RCB made it to the finals thrice and each time the team had to face defeat. Before the IPL 2025 mega auction, RCB has retained only three players and these include Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal. Superstar batsman and captain Faf du Plessis has been released.

RCB will keep an eye on star players in mega auction

IPL 2025 mega auction is to be held on 24 and 25 November. RCB does not have a captain. In such a situation, he would like to target a player who can captain along with excellent batting and for this, KL Rahul can be a suitable option.