Virat Kohli sent his wishes for defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), who will start their campaign on February 14 against Gujarat Giants (GG) at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara.

RCB chose Rajat Patidar to be their captain for IPL 2025 and beyond, ending all speculations about Virat Kohli would return to that role.

Star India batter Virat Kohli came forward and gifted a signed jersey to former RCB teammate Kevin Pietersen's son. The latter took to his social media to share a picture of the jersey.

Virat Kohli, the former captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), recently shared a heartfelt message for Rajat Patidar, who was appointed as the new captain of the team. Patidar takes over from Faf du Plessis, who left the franchise, and will begin his leadership journey in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

RCB Women will face Gujarat Giants Women in the tournament opener in Vadodara on Friday. The team, led by Smriti Mandhana, won the WPL 2024 title after defeating Delhi Capitals Women in the final. Ahead of their first match, Kohli sent a motivational message to the team.

Mo Bobat, the team director of Royal Challengers Bangalore, clarified that although Virat Kohli will remain a key figure in the team, the captaincy for the 2025 IPL season has been handed to Rajat Patidar.

Once the much-awaited announcement of the new RCB captain was done, Virat Kohli had a special message for Rajat Patidar.

Soon after the announcement, RCB released a video of Virat Kohli congratulating Rajat Patidar and pledging his support to the 31-year-old.

Virat Kohli congratulated Rajat Patidar on being named the new captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, praising his growth and performance. Despite ru

"Faf has lent on him quite a lot and we're pretty sure that Rajat will be leaning on him too," RCB's director of cricket says