"In all likelihood, I think Virat Kohli is going to captain that side. That's the feeling I get because they haven't gone for a captain. Unless and until they are going to go with somebody else. I don't see anyone other than Virat as captain," Ashwin said in a video posted on his official YouTube handle.

Ravichandran Ashwin boldly predicted that Virat Kohli will be the captain of RCB in the upcoming IPL 2025 season. Know more here.

R Ashwin has claimed that he can see Virat Kohli return as the captain of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2025. Kohli relinquished the role as skipper of the franchise in 2022 and is now expected to return after the 2025 auction.

After the IPL 2025 mega auction ended, there is a lot of speculation about the new captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). RCB had released Faf du Plessis before the auction, who led the franchise from IPL 2022 to 2024.

Virat is now the 5th highest paid player of IPL 2025.

Hardik Pandya was retained by MI for Rs 16.35 crore ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. Hardik Pandya will surely return as captain of Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025.

Kohli has been with the RCB franchise since the very beginning and has gone up the ranks within the team and in international cricket as well.

Ashwin praised RCB’s auction strategy this time, saying they had a terrific outing as they played the balancing and waiting game well.

Rumours of Virat Kohli being keen to take up RCB captaincy in IPL 2025 have been circulating ever since the franchise announced its retentions. Image: BCCI