AB de Villiers drops hint of Virat Kohli returning as RCB’s skipper

AB de Villiers makes an internet-breaking hint of Kohli returning as the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2025.

Former RCB star AB de Villiers feels that in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, Virat Kohli could return as the captain of the IPL team. Royal Challengers Bangalore during the recently held mega auction in Jeddah finalized a 22-member squad for the IPL 2025, but suspense still remains on who will become the captain.

AB de Villiers hints at Virat Kohli returning as the captain of RCB.

Former RCB player AB de Villiers hinted that Kohli “will lead” the side in the 2025 season. Under Kohli’s captaincy, RCB had reached the final of IPL 2016, which was also the last time the side had reached the title clash. Speaking on his official YouTube channel, AB de Villiers said, “I don’t think it has been confirmed yet, but he will be the captain, I think, looking at the squad.”

AB de Villiers feels happy with the RCB squad.

He felt happy with RCB’s squad, saying, “We got Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, happy with Josh Hazlewood. We did miss out on a couple here and there. Rabada was close, but at least we got Lungi Ngidi. He’s got a wonderful slower ball, if he is in form and fit, he is a force to be reckoned with.” He added, “We missed out on Ravichandran Ashwin. CSK got him, but very happy to see him in the yellow jersey again. But all in all, I’m fairly happy. It’s a well-balanced squad, we are missing a match-winning spinner but hopefully we are able to balance the squad in such a manner that we make Chinnaswamy a fortress. This squad should work at Chinnaswamy.”

AB de Villiers also mentioned that RCB missed taking a spinner. He pointed out, “On the road, I feel we might miss out on someone who turns both ways. We need it, and I feel we are lacking it a little bit. It reminds me a touch about the transfer window sometime in the future. I wish the IPL and the BCCI will bring out a transfer window, where half-way through the tournament, we could make transfers. You can possibly get an extra spinner into the squad, a wrist spinner, perhaps, or you could go back to the unsold list. It’s something to think about.”