Royal Challengers Bengaluru coach Andy Flower claimed that there was no doubts whatsoever on RCB retaining Virat Kohli ahead of IPL 2025 auction. The former skipper was RCB’s highest retention, with the team paying the batting maestro Rs 21 cr. Reportedly, Virat Kohli will also be handed back the captaincy as RCB eye their maiden IOPL title.
Virat Kohli retained by RCB for IPL 2025
“Virat’s retention won’t come as a much of a surprise to anyone in India. He is and will be a key to RCB’s success in the future. He was sensational last year. He was one of the leaders who propelled us into the playoffs despite a poor first half of the season,” Andy Flower said
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Virat Kohli was the first retained player for Rs 18 Cr.. He was an exceptional performer in the IPL 2024, and managed to win the Orange Cap as well, with a total of 741 runs. In 15 matches, he had a ton, to go with five fifties as well. Most importantly, he had a strike rate of 154. On the other hand, Rajat Patidar was decent with 395 runs in 15 matches, scoring five fifties as well. But his strike-rate was a staggering 177.
RCB Full Squad for IPL 2024
Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Faf du Plessis (C), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Suyash Prabhdessai, Saurav Chauhan, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Manoj Bhandage, Tom Curran, Swapnil Singh, Will Jacks, Cameron Green, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Karn Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Alzarri Joseph, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mayank Dagar.
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