IPL 2025: Full list of RCB captains over the years; captaincy record, stats, win-loss ratio Tezzbuzz  |  16/03/2025 00:24:05

Rajat Patidar was named Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season as the franchise continues to hunt for an elusive title.

The 31-year-old is set to become the team’s eighth captain, and takes over the reins of the team from Faf du Plessis, who has moved to Delhi Capitals.

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The team’s longest-serving captain is Virat Kohli, who led the side in 143 matches between 2011 and 2023. RCB reached the final once (2016) under his leadership and advanced to the playoffs four times (2015, 2016, 2020, 2021).

While RCB has won the most number of matches (66) under Kohli’s captaincy, legendary spinner Anil Kumble remains the franchise’s most successful captain, with a win/loss ratio of 1.363.

Full list of RCB captains from IPL 2008 to IPL 2024

Captain Span Matches Won Lost W/L
Virat Kohli 2011-2023 143 66 70 0.942
Faf du Plessis 2022-2024 42 21 21 1.000
Anil Kumble 2009-2010 26 15 11 1.363
Daniel Vettori 2011-2012 22 12 10 1.200
Rahul Dravid 2008-2008 14 4 10 0.400
Kevin Pietersen 2009-2009 6 2 4 0.500
Shane Watson 2017-2017 3 1 2 0.500
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