Sports Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: Shaktiraj Singh
Updated Wed, 09 Mar 2022 05:48 PM IST
Summary
Bangalore team can make Faf du Plessis the new captain of the team. So far, six players have captained Bangalore in IPL, but Virat Kohli has won the most matches.
Virat Kohli
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There is almost two weeks left for IPL 2022 to start and all the teams have started preparations for this tournament. After the mega auction, all the teams have changed and are ready to rock with new players. Teams like Kolkata and Punjab have also changed their captains this season, but Royal Challengers Bangalore is the only team that has not yet announced its new captain. Bangalore can announce their new captain on March 12 and South African batsman Faf du Plessis can be given this responsibility.
Virat Kohli has decided to step down from the captaincy after assuming the command of this team for almost nine years. He had told during the last IPL itself that he would not captain the team from next year. He has captained this team for the longest time and once even took his team to the finals. Here we are telling how many players have captained for RBC so far and how their performance has been.
Have tried six captains, have not won the title on RCB
The RCB team has tried six captains so far. From Rahul Dravid, Kevin Pietersen, Anil Kumble, Daniel Vettori, Virat Kohli and Shane Watson have captained this team. However, Virat has taken over the command of the team for the longest time and he has also won the most matches. Anil Kumble has the best win percentage. He has won 54.28 percent of the matches. On the other hand, Rahul Dravid’s win percentage has been the worst. They have won only 28.57 per cent matches.
Rahul Dravid
The captaincy of Royal Challengers Bangalore was first given to Rahul Dravid. In the first season of IPL in 2008, under his captaincy, the team played 14 matches and won only four. At the same time, had to face defeat in 10. Dravid had won 28.57 per cent matches for RCB under his captaincy.
Kevin Pietersen
After Dravid, Kevin Pietersen was made the captain of RCB. He led the team in six matches in the year 2009. Of these, the team had won two and had to face defeat in four. Pietersen has a win percentage of 33.33.
Anil Kumble
Kumble captained RCB in 35 matches in 2009 and 2010. Under his captaincy, Royal Challengers Bangalore won 19 matches and lost 16. His performance as captain has been one of the best for RCB. His win percentage is 54.28 percent.
Daniel Vettori
Daniel Vettori was made the captain of RCB after Kumble. Under his captaincy in 2011 and 2012, RCB played 28 matches and won 15, while the team had to face defeat in 13. His win percentage was 53.57.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli captained RCB in 140 matches from 2011 to 2021. He made his team victorious in 64 matches, but his team had to face defeat in 69 matches. Three matches were tied and four matches ended with no result. His win percentage was 48.16 per cent.
Shane Watson
In the year 2017, Shane Watson also captained RCB in three matches and led his team to victory in one match. At the same time, Bangalore lost in two matches. Under Watson’s captaincy, Bangalore’s win percentage has been 33.33.