From Rahul Dravid to Rajat Patidar: List of RCB captains over the years

Royal Challengers Bangaluru (RCB) have announced their new captain for the IPL 2025 season. The 31-year-old Rajat Patidar will lead the team in the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League. RCB have been one of the most popular franchises in cricket, with many legendary players leading the team, including Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid, and Anil Kumble. In this article, we have mentioned all the RCB captains who have led the team so far. RCB captains who have led the team so far IPL 2008—Rahul Dravid Indian legendary batter Rahul Dravid led the RCB in the inaugural season of the IPL in 2008. However, the team's performance was not as expected as the team finished at 7th with four victories in 14 matches. #PAGE_BREAK# IPL 2009—Kevin Pietersen and Anil Kumble In IPL 2009, Kevin Pietersen was named RCB captain, but he left the team in the middle of the season to fulfill his national duty. He led the team in the first half, where he won two out of six matches as captain. After Pietersen, Anil Kumble took over the captaincy and led the team till the 2010 season. He captained the side in 35 matches and also became runner-up in 2009. #PAGE_BREAK# IPL 2011-2012 - Daniel Vettori Kiwi all-rounder Daniel Vettori led the team from IPL 2011 to 2012. In his captaincy tenure, the club reached the final in 2011, where they lost to Chennai Super Kings. This was the second time RCB finished as runner-up in the IPL. Vettori captained the side in 28 matches, winning 15 of them with a win percentage of 53.57. #PAGE_BREAK# IPL 2013-2021—Virat Kohli In IPL 2013, Virat Kohli replaced Daniel Vettori as RCB captain and remained in the role till 2021. During his tenure, Virat led the team in 143 matches and won 66 of them with a win percentage of 46.15. The best result for Virat as a captain and player came in 2016, when he led the team to the final, scoring the most runs (973) in an IPL season. However, the club lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2016 final in Bangalore. #PAGE_BREAK# IPL 2017 - Shane Watson Australian all-rounder Shane Watson captained the RCB in 2017 in a total of 3 matches as Virat Kohli wasn't available at the start of the season. This was one of the difficult seasons for RCB as they finished at the bottom of the points table. #PAGE_BREAK# IPL 2022 - Faf du Plessis After Virat Kohli stepped down as RCB captain, the franchise appointed Faf du Plessis as a captain of the side. He led the team till 2024 in a total of 42 matches with a win percentage of 50. During his tenure, the side played playoffs in 2022 and 2024. #PAGE_BREAK# IPL 2025 - Rajat Patidar RCB announced Rajat Patidar as their captain for the IPL 2025 on 13 February. The 31-year-old performed outstandingly in the 2022 and 2024 seasons, scoring a total of 728 runs in 23 matches, including a century and half-century in the knockouts for the franchise.

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From Rahul Dravid to Rajat Patidar: List of RCB captains over the years