No captaincy for Virat Kohli, Watson snubbed in Dinesh Karthik's all-time RCB XI

As the Indian Premier League gears up for different blockbuster season, Royal Challengers Bengaluru stay 1 of the astir talked-about teams successful the competition. After yet lifting their maiden IPL rubric past season, RCB volition caput into IPL 2026 arsenic defending champions with a beardown squad and renewed confidence.Ahead of the caller season, RCB’s batting manager and erstwhile wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik revealed his all-time Royal Challengers Bengaluru playing XI, featuring respective legendary players who person represented the franchise implicit the years.

Dinesh Karthik’s all-time RCB Playing XI

Chris Gayle, Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli,

Rajat Patidar

(Captain),

AB de Villiers

, Jitesh Sharma (Wicketkeeper), Krunal Pandya, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal,

Josh Hazlewood

Rajat Patidar named captain

One of the astir notable choices successful Karthik’s XI was naming Rajat Patidar arsenic skipper alternatively of long-time skipper Virat Kohli.

Karthik explained that Patidar’s enactment and caller performances played a large relation successful his decision.“He’s the astir palmy captain, let’s commencement there. As a batter, the interaction helium has fixed successful the abbreviated clip helium has played for RCB has been phenomenal. He is specified a cardinal subordinate for RCB. In fact, I’ll spell a measurement up and accidental that helium would beryllium my captain,” Karthik said connected Cricbuzz.While acknowledging Kohli’s agelong and palmy stint arsenic RCB captain, Karthik said Patidar’s title-winning enactment gave him the edge.

Karthik praises Krunal Pandya’s impact

Karthik besides highlighted the publication of Krunal Pandya, particularly for his show during the championship-winning season.“If RCB has the trophy today, it is mostly owed to however good helium bowled successful that last and the Man of the Match show helium had against CSK. He played specified a pivotal relation past year,” Karthik said.After ending their agelong hold for the IPL trophy past season, Royal Challengers Bengaluru volition present purpose to support their rubric successful the upcoming season.