Virat Kohli, Anil Kumble and Rahul Dravid are 3 players to lead Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Team India. Kohli, Dravid and Kumble played together in the first three seasons of the league.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is among the players who have captained Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Team India. He joined RCB’s leadership group in 2011. He was appointed RCB’s full-time captain in 2013 and led the team till 2021.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli finished his Test captaincy career with the most wins for India. Kohli-led India won 40 out of their 68 matches. He announced a shocking retirement from Test cricket in May 2025. Kohli made his Test debut in 2011.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli captained India’s ODI and T20I teams from 2017 to 2021. India reached the final of the 2017 Champions Trophy and the semi-final of the 2019 World Cup under him. India crashed out of the league stage of 2021 T20 World Cup.
Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid was the first player to lead RCB and Team India. Dravid-led RCB only managed 4 wins from 14 matches in IPL 2008. He continued to play for RCB till 2010. He would later go onto lead Rajasthan Royals.
Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid is also the former captain of India’s Test and ODI team. Dravid-coached India won a Test series in England. Dravid captained India to 8 wins as captain in 25 Tests. India won 42 out of 79 ODIs under his captaincy.
Anil Kumble
Anil KUble captained the RCB team that included Virat Kohli and Dravid. He captained RCB to the final of IPL 2009. RCB won 15 out of 26 matches under him. He only played 3 IPL seasons.
Anil Kumble
Anil Kumble is the former captain of Team India. India won 3 Tests in 15 games under him. Kumble also captained India in one ODI. Kumble coached the Indian national cricket team till 2 overs.
