IPL 2025 Retentions: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Virat Kohli are synonymous with each other. Alongside Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Royal Challengers Bengaluru enjoy a huge fandom and their fans swear by Virat Kohli and the franchise. But as compared to Mumbai Indians , Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings , Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bengaluru have never won an IPL title, but they have always been backed by their fans no matter whatever the situation might be.

RCB Teases Fans Expecting Virat Kohli To Return As Captain For IPL 2025

Virat Kohli’s association with Royal Challengers Bengaluru goes way back to 2008. Similar to what MS Dhoni means or CSK, Virat Kohli holds the same stature for RCB. Virat Kohli has been associated with RCB for 16 odd years now and is the only player till this point in time to play for the same franchise in every edition. Former India captain, Virat Kohli led RCB from 2013 to 2021 and the franchise qualified for the playoffs on four occasions. They came pretty close to winning the IPL in 2016, but were outdone by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the summit clash.

Faf du Plessis’ future with the franchise remains unclear as he is an ageing captain and ahead of the mega auctions, every franchise will look to retain their core that remains stable for the next three years. Without any grain of doubt, RCB might very well be on the hunt to look for their next captain. Various reports emerged, rather rumours that Virat Kohli might once again don the skipper’s hat and this has got all the RCB fans pretty excited. Ahead of the final retention announcement, RCB has teased fans with a quirky Virat Kohli post that has gotten their fans excited.

Here’s How the RCB Fans Reacted To The Post

Virat Kohli’s Record As RCB Captain

Virat Kohli who took over as RCB’s full-time captain in 2013, led them the team in 140 IPL matches. Under Virat Kohli’s captaincy, Royal Challengers Bengaluru won 66 matches and lost 70 games