Royal Challengers Bangalore are building up towards the unveiling of their new captain on March 12 as the former runners-up are expected to make a series of announcements ahead of the new Indian Premier League 2022 season. With the 10-team season starting on March 26, RCB are the only franchise that are yet to name their captain.

Virat Kohli, on Thursday, in a video message by RCB, gave the fans of the popular a glimpse of what is to come when they make their announcements on Saturday.

“Hi guys, a few updates for you guys. As you know, we are going to start our season pretty soon. [It’s] something I am really excited for. As I said, renewed energy. Really looking forward to this season. First and foremost, the most important news is that….” Kohli said in the video.

“Renewed Energy. Excited for the IPL season. There’s an important news…” – Virat Kohli has a message for all of you RCB fans!

Location: Museum Cross Road, Church Street, Bengaluru
Date: 12.03.2022
Time: 12pm to 8pm#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers pic.twitter.com/o26eA2bOq3

— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) March 10, 2022

RCB are set to make the announcements at an event that they have been promoting as ‘RCB unbox’ which will be held in Bengaluru. Kohli, who will be in Bengaluru during the event, will not be able to attend the event as he will be part of the day-night Test against Sri Lanka, starting February 12.

There is speculation around RCB’s new captain as the likes of Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell are frontrunners to replace Virat Kohli as the captain. While RCB retained Maxwell ahead of the auction, they bought the South African batter and former Chennai Super Kings opener at the mega auction.

Kohli had quit as RCB captain after IPL 2021, citing workload management. The former skipper had explained his decision last month, saying he was clear about moving on from the role after leading the side for close to a decade.

“I’m not someone who holds onto things more than I should. Even if I know I can do a lot more, if I’m not going to enjoy the process, I’m not going to do it,” Kohli said on “The RCB Podcast”.

“Because it’s very difficult for people to understand your decisions unless they are in your situation. From the outside, people have their own expectations ‘Oh! How did that happen? We are so shocked’,” he added.