Veteran India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) did a great job at the recently concluded Indian
Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction. He also suggested that the franchise wasn’t impatient, despite having a big purse as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Ashwin said, “I personally think they had a terrific auction. They balanced it well and waited it out. Many teams came into this auction with many crores in their purses. They all came blazing right in the front. RCB played the waiting game even though they had a lot of money. The reason why I said their team is looking very good this year is because Hazlewood, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and (Yash) Dayal. They have invested in bowling outstandingly. Their bowling is looking gun.”

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However, RCB are in search of a new captain after parting ways with former captain Faf du Plessis. Virat Kohli, who left the team’s captaincy in 2021, appears to be the frontrunner for the leadership role again. And, former South African and RCB batter AB de Villiers recently said that Kohli will be the skipper for IPL 2025.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, he said (via The Hindustan Times): “I don’t think it has been confirmed yet, but he will be the captain, I think, looking at the squad. We got Bhuvneshwar Kumar, happy with Josh Hazlewood. We did miss out on a couple here and there. Rabada was close, but at least we got Lungi Ngidi. He’s got a wonderful slower ball, if he is in form and fit, he is a force to be reckoned with.”