India, March 17 -- Rumours were rife that Virat Kohli is all set to return as the captain of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru for IPL 2025, after the franchise failed to acquire a replacement for Faf du Plessis, who was released ahead of the mega auction. Jitesh Sharma, freshly signed by RCB in the auction, further fueled the speculations in an interview in December. However, the franchise eventually backed Rajat Patidar for the role. Jitesh later revealed why Kohli declined the offer.

Speaking on the CricXtasy podcast ahead of the start of IPL 2025, Jitesh, who played for PBKS last season, said that Kohli did not want to be the captain of RCB for the upcoming season. He further said that while he was aware of Patidar being in the fray, h...