Reports suggest Virat Kohli to return as RCB Captain for IPL 2025 Season
Bengaluru: According to recent reports, Virat Kohli is likely to resume his role as captain of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Kohli, who led RCB from 2013 to 2021, is expected to step up to fill the leadership gap following Faf du Plessis’s tenure.
The franchise reportedly hopes Kohli’s return as captain will bring renewed focus as they prepare for the mega auction, scheduled in less than a month. RCB, which has yet to secure an IPL title, reached the playoffs multiple times under Kohli's captaincy, including a close title attempt in 2016 when they lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final.
With Faf du Plessis stepping down, Kohli is anticipated to lead a refreshed squad. The franchise is also considering new talent, with players like Shubman Gill and possibly Rishabh Pant reportedly on their radar for the upcoming auction.
Kohli has previously expressed his commitment to RCB, indicating he intends to remain with the team until the end of his IPL career.
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AAP activists detained during Mumbai protest against Raghav Chadha
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Mumbai (PTI): Police on Sunday detained some Aam Aadmi Party activists in Mumbai after they staged a demonstration against Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha, who has crossed over to the BJP, in Khar area.
Aam Aadmi Party's Mumbai unit president Preeti Sharma Menon claimed the police prevented AAP workers from protesting peacefully against "traitor" Chadha and detained local leader Ruben Mascharanhas.
A Khar Police official confirmed that Mascharanhas and some other activists have been taken to the police station, without elaborating.
"@CPMumbaiPolice @mumbaipolice has no other work but to guard Raghav Chaddha’s Mumbai residence. @aapmumbai volunteers were prevented from protesting peacefully against the GADDAR. Ruben has been detained at the Khar Police Station. But BJP is allowed to block roads at their whim," Menon stated.
The AAP's Mumbai unit had planned a protest in the Khar area against Chadha and six other Rajya Sabha MPs of the party who recently joined the BJP.
"Without any detention order or any written communication, I have been taken to the Khar Police Station. Why is @MumbaiPolice so scared of @AAPMumbai's peaceful protest against 'Gaddar' Raghav Chaddha and Sandeep Pathak? We are @ArvindKejriwal's soldiers, we are not going to be cowed down," Mascharanhas said in another post.
The AAP suffered a jolt on Friday when seven of its Rajya Sabha members, including Chadha, Ashok Mittal and Sandeep Pathak, quit the party, with Chadha saying all of them have merged with the BJP, asserting that the Arvind Kejriwal-led party had strayed from its principles, values and core morals.
VIDEO | Mumbai: AAP workers protest outside Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha’s residence.
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On Friday, the AAP suffered a jolt when seven of its Rajya Sabha MPs Raghav Chadha, Ashok Mittal, Sandeep Pathak, Harbhajan Singh, Rajendra Gupta, Vikram Sahni and Swati Maliwal quit and merged… pic.twitter.com/GWKCSvDrOJ
