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‘This guy is going to lead you for a long time’: Virat Kohli extends support to RCB captain Rajat Patidar | Ipl News

‘This guy is going to lead you for a long time’: Virat Kohli extends support to RCB captain Rajat Patidar | Ipl News

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Virat Kohli on Monday backed newly-appointed Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Rajat Patidar to lead the franchise for many years. Kohli himself led the franchise for more than a decade before relinquishing the captaincy after the 2021 IPL season. “This guy is going to lead you for a long time. He is going to do a great job. He has got everything that is required (to succeed),” Kohli said in his address to RCB’s loyal fans at the team’s Unbox event here on Monday. “It feels amazing to be back. The excitement and happiness is like every other season. I have been here for 18 years and absolutely love RCB. We have an amazing squad this time around. Lot of talent in the team. I am personally very excited about this season,” Kohli added. Virat Kohli on Rajat Patidar, “The Guy gonna come next will lead you for long time. Give him all the Love you can.”#RCBUnbox #RCB #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/DrMcLiPSug — IPL 2025 (@ipl2025official) March 17, 2025 Patidar, who succeeded Faf du Plessis as captain …

IPL 2025: Delhi Capitals appoint Faf du Plessis as vice-captain | Ipl News

IPL 2025: Delhi Capitals appoint Faf du Plessis as vice-captain | Ipl News

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Former Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Faf du Plessis was appointed the vice-captain of the Delhi Capitals on Monday, the franchise announced ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign.The former South Africa captain will be Axar Patel’s deputy in the Delhi-based franchise. Axar was named DC captain on Friday. “I am very excited. Delhi has been great and the boys have been fantastic. Definitely, I feel happy and ready,” the right-handed batter said in a video uploaded by the franchise. The 40-year-old had led RCB in the last three seasons of the IPL. However, he was not retained by RCB ahead of the mega auction last year. He was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 2 crore in the accelerated round of the bidding process after he did not get any takers in the opening round. Pick up your phones, it’s your vice-captain calling 💙❤️ pic.twitter.com/W3AkYO4QKZ — Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) March 17, 2025 Why did RCB let du Plessis leave? The decision of RCB to let du Plessis go raised some eyebrows: Over the …

‘Virat Kohli did not want to..’ Kohli’s new team-mate at RCB spills beans on captaincy saga | Ipl News

‘Virat Kohli did not want to..’ Kohli’s new team-mate at RCB spills beans on captaincy saga | Ipl News

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While Virat Kohli captained Royal Challengers Bengaluru from 2013 to 2021, the former Indian captain left the IPL team’s captaincy in 2021 citing workload management. With Royal Challengers Bengaluru letting go of long time regular Faf du Plessis in the 2024 mega auction, there were speculations that the team management could hand the captaincy back to Kohli. With the IPL side announcing Rajat Patidar as captain, RCB new pick Jitesh Sharma has shared how he felt that Kohli did not want captaincy again and he got to know about Patidar’s captaincy announcement like others. “No, I found out about Rajat Patidar’s captaincy when everyone else did. But when you play a lot of cricket, you can sense these things. Like Virat Bhai did not want to captain this side. I don’t know why he did not want to captain. I am not part of the management side of things. When I retire from cricket and come into management, I will tell you such things. But for now, Virat bhai had not been captaining since the …