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Indian star cricketer Virat Kohli decided to step down as captain from all the formats of cricket so as to focus more on his batting. The star cricketer has been leading the IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore and this time, the team will have a new captain after Virat Kohli's exit. Royal Challengers Bangalore haven't won a title since IPL commenced. The team will play their first match on March 27th with Punjab Kings. All eyes of Royal Challengers Bangalore fans are focused on the new captain and the team will announce their new captain on March 12th at 4 PM.

There are reports that Faf du Plessis will be named as the new captain for Royal Challengers Bangalore for the season. There were speculations that Glenn Maxwell may be named as the new captain but there are speculations that Royal Challengers Bangalore decided to go ahead with Du Plessis. The new jersey of Royal Challengers Bangalore too will be announced on the same date. Glenn Maxwell will be available for the first three matches of IPL 2022 after which Royal Challengers Bangalore may have gone with Du Plessis. Faf du Plessis is a South African player and he already got a nod from his board to play IPL 2022.

By Siva Kumar