IPL Auction 2022: Aakash Chopra Reveals His Choice For Next Royal Challengers Bangalore Captain

Former Indian opener Aakash Chopra has said that Royal Challengers Bangalore will announce Faf du Plessis as their next captain ahead of the new season. He will take over Virat Kohli who stepped down from captaincy after the last IPL season. The franchise shelled out seven crores to acquire the services of Faf with an eye to make him the next captain.

In his recent Youtube video where he dissected the RCB squad, Aakash Chopra looked at the possible captaincy options and concluded Faf du Plessis as the best choice. He added saying that he is no longer playing international cricket adds to his favour as well.

RCB Will Announce Faf du Plessis As Next Captain: Aakash Chopra

“They knew, they had their eyes set on Faf that he is our captain. His record is phenomenal. What he brings is stability and consistency. No international cricket is working in his favour now,” said Chopra.

“100 per cent. In my opinion, he is their captain. They will eventually announce it for sure. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have gone that hard for that long because there are other options available. If you are looking only at openers, there were options and there will be more in the likes of Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy. They did not go for someone like a Warner or Quinton de Kock” he elaborated further.

Former Indian selector Saba Karim agreed with Chopra and said that it is a no-brainer for RCB to announce Faf as their next captain.

Faf du Plessis As Next RCB Captain IS A No Brainer: Saba Karim

“It’s a no-brainer. RCB will go with Faf du Plessis as the captain and that is why they went after him so aggressively at the auction. He will be the number 1 candidate to lead them,” he said.

Meanwhile, this is the first time that Faf du Plessis will be not playing in the IPL alongside MS Dhoni. He scored 633 runs in IPL 2021. Overall, he scored 2721 runs for CSK in 92 games with 20 fifties to his name averaging 32.32 at a strike rate of 136.93.

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