India, April 25 -- Captain or not, Virat Kohli is always involved in the thick of things. He may have stepped down as skipper of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, but the leader in him is active as ever. During last evening's IPL 2025 match between RCB and Rajasthan Royals, Kohli was particularly fielding in the deep, near the RCB dugout, where head coach Andy Flower and batting coach Dinesh Karthik constantly kept at his ears. For example, in the 13th over, Kohli realised that a ball change was due, which meant that the dry surface of the Chinnaswamy Stadium would help the spinners. Hence, Krunal Pandya continued bowling. He conveyed this information to captain Rajat Patidar, after which the left-arm spinner completed his third over.

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