Kris Srikkanth believes Virat Kohli himself would have opted out of RCB captaincy, prioritising his batting. He backs Rajat Patidar's appointment, highlighting reduced expectations and a fresh leadership approach ahead of the IPL 2025 season.

Virat Kohli has been a part of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL franchise since it's inception. He has also led the side from 2013 to 2021. Unfortunately, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru still remain one of the few franchises to win an IPL crown.

Indian cricket icon, Kris Srikkanth, has hinted that Virat Kohli may have personally decided against taking up the captaincy of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) again for the upcoming IPL season. The decision was probably made to focus on his batting.

Virat Kohli would have said no to RCB captaincy offer to focus on his batting: Kris Srikkanth (Photo Source: Getty Images) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) named Rajat Patidar as their captain for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Thursday,

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) appointed Rajat Patidar as their new captain for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025

Rajat Patidar was one of the contenders for the captaincy spot as Virat Kohli too was considered as an option to lead RCB in IPL 2025 Despite speculations and rumours that Virat Kohli would return to helm as the captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru for IPL 2025,

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), on Thursday, ended months of anticipation as they named Rajat Patidar as their new captain for the upcoming 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The announcement was contrary to the wide speculation since the mega auction in November last year that Virat Kohli was all set to return as RCB skipper after the franchise parted ways with Faf du Plessis,