It was on this day (March 11) that a young Virat Kohli was signed by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in 2008 during the U-19 Player Draft.

Fans' hopes to see Virat Kohli leading the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) hit brick wall as the franchise announced the appointment of Rajat Patidar, a name that is yet to become an ...

RCB chose Rajat Patidar to be their captain for IPL 2025 and beyond, ending all speculations about Virat Kohli would return to that role. Virat Kohli's captaincy era is now a thing of the past ...

Since the conclusion of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction, rumours linking Virat Kohli with a return to the leadership role were doing rounds. However, RCB seemed to have resisted the ...

After the mega-auction last November, they were left with a set of options, with the front-runners being two members of their initial retention list - Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar. Some of RCB's ...

Rajat Patidar, a rising star within the team, has been named captain — and none other than Virat Kohli has given him his full backing. At an event in Bengaluru on Thursday, RCB officially ...

Virat Kohli is unlikely to lead RCB in IPL 2025, prompting the franchise to consider internal options for captaincy. Rajat Patidar has emerged as the leading candidate, with Krunal Pandya also in ...

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are set to announce their captain ... but the frontrunner for the position is likely to be Virat Kohli, who had led the franchise from 2013 to 2021 before ...

Patidar was on Thursday unveiled as the RCB captain ahead of IPL 2025. “Virat was an option (for captaincy). I know that the fans would have probably leaned towards Virat in the first instance.

As TimesofIndia.com had reported, RCB's new captain would in all probability be Rajat Patidar. Virat Kohli appeared to be the leading contender for the job, having done it in the past as well ...