Published 15:13 IST, April 20th 2023
RCB vs PBKS: Virat Kohli returns as captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore after 555 days
RCB vs PBKS, IPL 2023 match: Virat Kohli, who stepped down as RCB captain after the conclusion of IPL 2021, has returned to lead the franchise.
On Thursday, former India skipper Virat Kohli is captaining Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Match 27 of IPL 2023. Kohli, who stepped down as RCB captain after the conclusion of the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League, has returned to lead the franchise for their match against Punjab Kings in the absence of regular captain Faf du Plessis. Kohli has not captained in any format of the game since resigning as India's skipper in January 2022.
"Faf potentially can't be fielding today, so he'll be playing as an impact player, switching with Vyshak. We got to do what we wanted, we would have batted first, the pitch could get slow, and some scruff marks will help the bowlers go deep into the game. Taking one game at a time, focussing on our own game, making the most of crunch situations, we haven't done that so far in the tournament. No other changes for us," Kohli said in his first match back as RCB captain.
BREAKING: Toss with a twist! King Kohli to lead RCB today as @faf1307 is nursing an injury he picked up in the last match.#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #IPL2023 #PBKSvRCB @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/vCVhJPhlhk
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) April 20, 2023
🚨 Toss Update 🚨@PunjabKingsIPL win the toss and elect to field first against @RCBTweets.@CurranSM & @imVkohli are leading their respective sides today.
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 20, 2023
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RCB vs PBKS, IPL 2023 match: Confirmed Playing XI
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (c), Faf du Plessis, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik(w), Wanindu Hasaranga, Suyash Prabhudessai, Harshal Patel, Wayne Parnell, Mohammed Siraj
Punjab Kings: Atharva Taide, Matthew Short, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran (c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
RCB vs PBKS, IPL 2023 match: Impact players
PBKS impact players: Prabhsimran Singh, R Dhawan, N Ellis, M Rathee, Harpreet Bhatia, S Singh
RCB impact players: A Rawat, D Willey, Suyash Prabhudessai, K Sharma, Akashdeep
RCB vs PBKS, IPL 2023 match: Toss update
PBKS wins the toss and opt to bowl first.
Image: BCCI
Updated 15:20 IST, April 20th 2023