Virat Kohli left the IPL captaincy last year. Now he will be seen playing in this tournament as a player. At the same time, Maxwell will not play in the opening matches of the 15th season. The first match of IPL will be played on 26 March.
With just less than three weeks left for the start of the new season of the Indian Premier League, Royal Challengers Bangalore have not yet announced their new captain.
According to media reports, the name of South African batsman Faf du Plessis is being said to be almost certain. At the same time, in some reports, Maxwell is considered to be the biggest contender for captaincy. It is being said that Faf will be the captain of the team only in the opening matches as Maxwell will not be available in the opening matches of this season.
Vettori says, ‘RCB can see Maxwell as a long-term captain. Maybe looking into the future, Maxwell will lead the Bengaluru team for the next three years.
Vettori clearly says ‘no’ on the possibility of giving captaincy to Virat Kohli again. He says, “I don’t think anything like this will happen at all. Be it franchise cricket or international cricket, once the captain goes ahead with his decision, the best thing for him is not to look back.”
In previous seasons, Faf du Plessis has been a part of Chennai Super Kings for a long time and in his presence the team has won the IPL title twice. In the last IPL, Faf du Plessis was second in terms of scoring the most runs. Faf du Plessis helped Chennai win the fourth title.
Faf du Plessis has played 93 innings of IPL so far. In addition, Faf du Plessis has scored 2935 runs at an average of 34.94, including 22 half-centuries. Faf du Plessis has hit 265 fours and 96 sixes.
A sports website InsideSport quoted sources as saying that the captain of RCB will be announced on March 12. Sources said it was a difficult choice, but not surprising. During this event, the team will also launch its jersey for this season.