Virat Kohli has been named the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper for their IPL 2023 match against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Thursday, April 20, in Mohali. Regular captain Faf du Plessis suffered an injury during RCB's previous match against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), which forced the team management to hand over the reins to Kohli for this match.This is the first time that Kohli is leading the franchise since relinquishing captaincy after the IPL 2021 season.Punjab Kings captain Sam Curran won the toss and opted to field first in the contest. Shikhar Dhawan continues to miss out as he is yet to regain full fitness. Liam Livingstone has been drafted into the PBKS playing XI for his first outing this season.Here are the playing XIs:Punjab Kings: Atharva Taide, Matthew Short, Harpreet Bhatia, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh.Impact subs for PBKS: Prabhsimran Singh, Sikandar Raza, Mohit Rathee, Rishi Dhawan, Shivam Singh.Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (c), Faf du Plessis, Suyash Prabhudessai, Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Wayne Parnell, Mohammed Siraj.Impact subs for RCB: Vyshak Vijaykumar, David Willey, Akash Deep, Karn Sharma, Anuj Rawat.Fans were happy to welcome back Kohli as RCB captain for the game and took to social media to express their delight. Here are some of the best reactions from Twitter:CricketMAN2@ImTanujSinghWhole Mohali crowds roaring when Captain Virat Kohli talking at the toss time - Captain King Kohli.855127Whole Mohali crowds roaring when Captain Virat Kohli talking at the toss time - Captain King Kohli. https://t.co/fx0j9fDjWqJohns.@CricCrazyJohns is Back, Back as captain. Welcome, Virat Kohli. 2134356👑 is Back, Back as captain. Welcome, Virat Kohli. https://t.co/dKAzskMNQaKevin@imkevin149Virat Kohli is emotion for RCB fans as a captain35455Virat Kohli is emotion for RCB fans as a captain https://t.co/Ygzo3os8M2RVCJ Media@RVCJ_FBKing Kohli is leading RCB today#IPL2023 #PBKSvRCB #ViratKohli #iplontv79385King Kohli is leading RCB today#IPL2023 #PBKSvRCB #ViratKohli #iplontv https://t.co/KjRHZiDwRUಭಲೇ ಬಸವ@BasavachethanahCaptain Virat Kohli is back 15825Captain Virat Kohli is back 👑 https://t.co/4rpgBGUTYIleisha@katyxkohli17Ten years challenge of Virat Kohli as a RCB captain 🥹52958Ten years challenge of Virat Kohli as a RCB captain 🥹♥️ https://t.co/L10BCCk5GTSexy Cricket Shots@sexycricketshotSurprise surprise, Captain Virat Kohli is back ladies and gentlemen. 38053Surprise surprise, Captain Virat Kohli is back ladies and gentlemen. ❤️ https://t.co/rQXPlg44GgSavage@arcomedysVirat Kohli after losing toss as captain once again669Virat Kohli after losing toss as captain once again https://t.co/euJGedjrmF•@IronMan_1128Virat Kohli is leading RCB today! 🥺🏻#ViratKohli #RCBvsPBKS82Virat Kohli is leading RCB today! 🥺❤️💪🏻#ViratKohli #RCBvsPBKS https://t.co/5eoDX3p7BzHimanshu Pareek@Sports_HimanshuWhen Sam Curran sees Virat Kohli walking out for Toss. #ViratKohli #RCBvsPBKS #IPL2023361When Sam Curran sees Virat Kohli walking out for Toss. #ViratKohli #RCBvsPBKS #IPL2023 https://t.co/pysET9kdFsPriya 💫@_ThisisPriyaCaptain Virat Kohli is back for RCB@imVkohli #ViratKohli𓃵124Captain Virat Kohli is back for RCB@imVkohli #ViratKohli𓃵 https://t.co/BLG2g9Biv8KT@IconicRcbVirat Kohli captaining RCB, After that Covid Era.captain kohli is back 101Virat Kohli captaining RCB, After that Covid Era.captain kohli is back ❤️😭 https://t.co/Jg0myGzwxk`@KudosKohliVirat Kohli the captain is back after so long 33056Virat Kohli the captain is back after so long ❤ https://t.co/e3VRHL5BnoShivani❤@shivi1251Hi Skipper. Long time, no see🥺#ViratKohli #PBKSvRCB445Hi Skipper. Long time, no see🥺❤️#ViratKohli #PBKSvRCB https://t.co/VVzFsmvSUUPari@BluntIndianGal"C" suits in front of his name. This word "Captain Virat Kohli" is an emotion for every RCB fan 113"C" suits in front of his name. This word "Captain Virat Kohli" is an emotion for every RCB fan ❤️ https://t.co/ig2esbBcjp"Faf potentially cannot field because of his rib, so he will be our impact sub"- Virat KohliSpeaking after losing the toss, Virat Kohli said that Faf du Plessis will not be able to field in this game due to the rib injury he suffered in RCB's previous outing against CSK.He stated that du Plessis will play as an Impact substitute in this game and will be switched with bowler Vyshak Vijaykumar later.Kohli said:"Faf potentially cannot field because of his rib, so he will be our impact sub. We got what we wanted. We want to bat first, it looks like a brilliant track to bat on. We want to put runs on the board. There's no reason (for losses). We just haven't capitalized on the tough moments.He added:"You can't look at the table 5 games into the tournament with so many teams stuck level on points. It's about taking one game at a time and focusing on the process. We want to take the game by the scruff of the neck. We haven't done that in the tough games, and it's a good learning so early in the tournament. Faf will play the impact role and will switch with Vijaykumar."RCB are currently eighth in the standings after winning two of their opening five matches. Meanwhile, the Punjab Kings are fifth with three wins from their five games so far.