South Africa’s Faf du Plessis, who serves Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), has not announced his retirement from T20 leagues and white-ball formats of international cricket but noting his age of 39, his retirement from all forms of cricket can’t be ruled out this year.
If that happens, RCB will have to appoint a new skipper for their side. In the previous season, Kohli was seen handling the captaincy mantle in du Plessis’ absence. After the Protea legend’s retirement from IPL, Kohli can be seen as a captain during emergencies but he might not be taking the role of a full-time skipper again. Following du Plessis’ retirement, some names might become the favourites to lead the side.
Here are three players who can replace Faf du Plessis as RCB Captain in next IPL season:
3. Cameron Green
RCB have traded Australia’s young all-rounder Cameron Green from Mumbai Indians (MI). This year, the RCB team management will set their eyes on Australia stalwart and he will look to be impressive with both bat and ball. In the previous season, Green looked decent with his bat in his debut season for Mumbai Indians (MI).
If Green lives up to the expectations of the RCB team management, the franchise might appoint him the skipper of the side. The Western Australia cricketer will be only 25 in 2025 and he can be seen as a long-term skipper by the franchise.