3 Players who could lead RCB in IPL 2025 after Faf du Plessis

The mega auction of the IPL 2025 is on the verge of its start, with the marquee event set to be held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, ahead of the auction, the various franchises announced their respective retentions. 

With the teams announcing many players as their retention, Royal Challengers Bengaluru only announced Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, and Yash Dayal as their retention. The side will go into the mega auction with a remaining purse of INR 83 crore. The side released their skipper, Faf du Plessis, and will have a new skipper in the IPL 2025.

Let us have a look at three players who could lead RCB in the IPL 2025:

3. KL Rahul

Star India batter KL Rahul will be present in the auction pool. Much to the surprise of many, Rahul was released by Lucknow Super Giants ahead of the mega auction. It is worth noting that Rahul led LSG to the IPL playoffs in 2022 and 2023 but failed to help his side into the playoffs in 2024, and he could lead the side in the IPL 2025 as well.

With a set base price of INR 2 crore, Rahul could be a fine addition to Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s lineup, and with the star batter already having played for the franchise, Rahul would get quite the welcome in his home, Bengaluru. 

It is worth noting that the 32-year-old has played 132 matches in the IPL and has managed to amass 4,683 runs and maintain an average of 45.47 runs. He will hope that he can get back into his own if he makes the comeback to RCB.