Not Virat Kohli, this Indian will become the captain of RCB! Has been a part of the champion team

IPL 2025: The mega auction of Indian Premier League 2025 has ended. This time a lot of money was showered on the players in the auction. Now the teams are ready for the next season. While the captains of some teams are already decided, some franchises will have to choose their captain. This includes Royal Challengers Bangalore. The biggest question in the minds of fans is who will be the next captain of RCB. Apart from Virat Kohli, another Indian player is also included in this race.

Will Kohli become the captain of RCB again?

The biggest contender for the captaincy of RCB is Virat Kohli. Let us tell you that Kohli himself had left the captaincy of RCB, he was not removed. Now if he wants to captain again then RCB can make him. Let us tell you that RCB has retained Kohli for Rs 21 crore. However, apart from Kohli, Bhuvi is also an option.

Bhuvi can become the captain of RCB

Royal Challengers Bangalore has bought Bhuvneshwar Kumar for Rs 10.75 crore. Bhuvi has captained Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL. He has captained SRH in 8 matches. Bhuvneshwar Kumar Hyderabad has won 2 matches and lost 6. If we look at it, Bhuvi's captaincy record is not that good, but the team can repose confidence in him.

Phil Salt also joins the race

England's ace batsman Phil Salt is also a contender for the captaincy of RCB. RCB has bought Phil Salt for an amount of more than Rs 11 crore. Last season, he played an important role in making KKR the champion. Phil Salt till now 2 Has captained in T20 International matches and the team has been successful in winning both the matches. In such a situation, there are contenders for captaincy.

RCB bought these players in IPL 2025 mega auction

Josh Hazlewood (Rs 12.50 crore), Phil Salt (Rs 11.50 crore), Jitesh Sharma (Rs 11 crore), Liam Livingstone (Rs 8.75 crore), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Rs 10.75 crore), Rasikh Salam (Rs 6 crore), Krunal Pandya (Rs 5.75 crore), Tim David (Rs 3 crore), Suyyash Sharma (Rs 2.60 crore), Jacob Bethel (Rs 2.60 crore), Nuwan Thushara (Rs 1.60 crore), Romario Shepherd (Rs 1.50 crore), Swapnil Singh (Rs 50 lakh), Manoj Bhandge (Rs 30 lakh), Devdutt Padikkal (Rs 2 crore), Lungi Ngidi (Rs 1 crore), Mohit Rathi (Rs 30 lakh), Abhinandan Singh (Rs 30 lakh), Swastik Chikara (Rs 30 lakh).

retained – Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Rajat Patidar