RCB Captain 2025: Who will lead the team to fulfill the long time dream?

RCB (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) is one of the successful franchises in the history of IPL. The dream of every RCB fans who are fondly called as “RCBians” is to witness their team, in particular their star player Virat Kohli who has been associated with RCB since 2008 to hold the trophy before he completes his career in the IPL. Speculations are throwed that Virat could return as the captain but it is highly beyond reach.
RCB has been a stellar performer since 2008 in the IPL. They made their way nearer to the unfulfilled dream which just slipped away unfortunately but their games are never forgotten by a true fan of cricket. Since, it is all about the game beyond favouritism.
The management of RCB has made many changes all these years with their playing XI, captains, jersey, and team’s logo & name. This year the team is expected to be led by Rajat Patidar as a front runner but it is still to be unveiled officially. Here are the past captains of RCB and the journey of the team in the past 16 seasons.
Season | Captain | Best Stage Reached |
2008 | Rahul Dravid | League Stage – 7th position |
2009 | Kevin Petersen & Anil Kumble | Runners-up |
2010 | Anil Kumble | Playoffs – 3rd position |
2011 | Daniel Vettori | Runners-up |
2012 | Daniel Vettori | League Stage – 5th position |
2013 | Virat Kohli | League Stage – 5th position |
2014 | Virat Kohli | League Stage – 7th position |
2015 | Virat Kohli | Playoffs – 3rd position |
2016 | Virat Kohli | Runners-up |
2017 | Virat Kohli | League Stage – 8th position |
2018 | Virat Kohli | League Stage – 6th position |
2019 | Virat Kohli | League Stage – 8th position |
2020 | Virat Kohli | Playoffs – 4th position |
2021 | Virat Kohli | Playoffs – 4th position |
2022 | Faf du Plessis | Playoffs – 3rd position |
2023 | Faf du Plessis | League Stage – 6th position |
2024 | Faf du Plessis | Playoffs – 4th position |