Virat Kohli is all but certain to return as the captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team for the IPL 2025 season after the franchise's picks at the mega auction.

Royal Challengers Bangalore strategically rebuilt their squad at the IPL 2025 auction, spending Rs 12.50 crore on Josh Hazlewood. While bidding for potential captains Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul, RCB didn't exceed Rs 11 crore and Rs 10.

Virat Kohli has reportedly shown interest in leading the team again. The RCB mainstay has endured a topsy turvy journey with the franchise, but looks ready to spearhead the team for at least the next cycle.

The team made the decision to release Faf du Plessis, who served as captain in the previous season, signaling that Kohli would resume his leadership role.

Former batter Robin Uthappa lashed out at Royal Challengers Bengaluru for not going after big names like KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant in the auction. Speculation is rife that Virat Kohli might return to lead RCB in 2025.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction from Sunday to Monday is expected to be two of the most intriguing days in this year's cricketing calenda..

On expected lines, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) retained senior batter Virat Kohli ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction. The 36-year-old has been retained for ₹21 crore.

RCB IPL Auction LIVE Updates: Royal Challengers Bengaluru have retained just three players Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidatrt and Yash Dayal ahead of IPL 2025 Mega Auctions. The Bengaluru-based franchise have let go of their skipper Faf du Plessis along with a number of other key players like Glenn Maxwell, Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj.

The 10 IPL teams have finalised their squad for the IPL 2025, however, many teams have not yet confirmed their captains for the season. Let us take a look at the predicted captains of all teams in IPL 2025.