IPL 2025: Who will be RCB's new captain, these are 3 strong contenders

The Mega Auction for IPL 2025 is over. Now the teams are ready for the next season. Apart from IPL franchises, fans were also waiting for this day. Now the picture is clear. But there is still suspense regarding the captaincy of some teams. This includes RCB. Now the biggest question at this time is who will be the next captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore i.e. RCB. There are currently three major contenders emerging. But who will be handed over the arch in the end will be known only in the coming time.

The team has formed a squad of 22 players.

Royal Challengers Bangalore i.e. RCB bought a total of 22 players in this auction. The team could have included up to 25 players in their squad if they wanted, but the management did not feel the need. The team retained players like Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal. This time many strong players have been bought in the auction. But whether there is a captain among the players who have been bought is yet to be answered. Faf du Plessis was in charge of the team until last year, but this time he has been dropped. Faf has now joined the Delhi Capitals team.

Will Virat Kohli captain RCB again?

If we talk about the new captain of RCB, the biggest contender is Virat Kohli himself. The special thing is that Virat Kohli himself gave up the captaincy of RCB, this was his wish, maybe no one would have asked him to do so. Now if he wants to be the captain again, there may be no stopping him. Kohli has been retained by RCB for Rs 21 crore. That is they can take command. Although the IPL is still far away, the team management has plenty of time to think about it.

Phil Salt can also become the captain of RCB

Apart from Virat Kohli, the team has one option for the captaincy. In this auction, the team bought Phil Salt, one of the best batsmen in England, for an amount of more than 11 crore rupees. Earlier he played for KKR. Phil Salt has been instrumental in helping KKR win the title. Phil Salt is also a contender for the RCB captaincy as he is being tipped as the next England captain. So far he has led his team in two T20 International matches and the team has managed to win both the matches. This also goes in his favor. In such a situation, there is a contender for the captaincy.

Liam Livingston is also available as an option

Apart from this, there is another contender for the RCB captaincy, whose name is Liam Livingston. Earlier, this time RCB included Liam Livingston playing for Punjab Kings in their squad. It was bought for 8.75 crore rupees. He will be seen playing the role of finisher and all-rounder for the team. Livingston has also captained three ODIs. Out of these, the team has won one match and lost two. But the question is whether the RCB team is looking at Liam as their new captain. The answer to this will be known only in the future.