Virat Kohli's captaincy is 'harmful' for RCB, these figures are proof.

The hustle and bustle regarding the retention of players for IPL 2025 has intensified. Because now only one day is left to release its list. Meanwhile, shocking news has come to the fore. ESPN-Cricinfo has claimed in a video that Kohli has expressed his desire to captain Royal Challengers Bangalore once again in the coming season. The stir has intensified since this news came to the fore. RCB fans are overjoyed. At present, this is just a claim, it will take time for its truth to come out. But before that, RCB fans need to know that if this happens, will the team benefit or suffer? Let us know what his captaincy records indicate.

Virat Kohli started participating in IPL in 2011. He has scored a lot of runs in this league, due to which he is counted among the most successful batsmen. But when it comes to captaincy, he lags. He got the responsibility of captaincy in 2013 and after being the captain for 9 seasons, he left this post in 2021.

Virat Kohli led the team in 143 matches during this period and he is also the third captain to have captained the most matches in this league. During Virat's captaincy, RCB won 66 out of 143 matches, while it lost 70 and its winning percentage was only 46.15 percent. During the 9 seasons, his team also could not do anything special. RCB qualified for the playoffs 4 times, in which it played the final once but had to face defeat in that too. That means there is not a single trophy to their name.

If we compare Virat Kohli with the top-5 captains who have captained the most in IPL, he seems to be far behind. Mahendra Singh Dhoni holds the record of captaining the most in IPL. He has captained Chennai Super Kings and Rising Pune Super Giants in a total of 226 matches. In this, he has won 133 matches, while he had to face defeat in 99 and his winning percentage is 58.84, which is more than any captain. Apart from this, he has also won the trophy for his team 5 times.

After Dhoni, it is Rohit Sharma's turn. He has won 87 matches and lost 67 matches while captaining in 158 matches. His winning percentage is 55.06 and he has also won this trophy 5 times. Gautam Gambhir has won 71 matches and lost 57 while captaining in 129 matches. During this period, his winning percentage was 55.03 and Gambhir also made Kolkata Knight Riders the winner of IPL twice. Apart from this, David Warner won 40 and lost 41 while captaining 83 matches of IPL. He made Sunrisers Hyderabad the champion once with a winning percentage of 48.19.