Rajat Patidar has been appointed captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for IPL 2025, which begins on March 21. The development was contrary to wide expectation that Virat Kohli would lead RCB again after they did not retain Faf du Plessis,

Rajat Patidar has been appointed as the new captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru for the upcoming IPL season. Former captain Virat Kohli supports this decision wholeheartedly. Patidar's calmness and leadership aspirations impressed the RCB management.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), on Thursday, ended months of anticipation as they named Rajat Patidar as their new captain for the upcoming 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The announcement was contrary to the wide speculation since the mega auction in November last year that Virat Kohli was all set to return as RCB skipper after the franchise parted ways with Faf du Plessis,

However, there was no doubt that he was in the race for the leadership role. After all, he has been backed by the think tank through thick and thin. Acquired at his base

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) appoints Rajat Patidar as captain for the upcoming IPL season. Patidar, recognized for his impressive performance in domestic cricket, was retained by RCB and successfully captained Madhya Pradesh to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final.

Batter Rajat Patidar has been named captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru for the 2025 Indian Premier League. South Africa batter Faf du Plessis has been RCB captain for the past two seasons but was not retained at last year's mega auction.

That's what Rajat Patidar is to Royal Challengers Bengaluru head coach Andy Flower. He tried his best “not to embarrass” Patidar in describing his qualities, which practically convinced the RCB management to appoint him as their new captain ahead of IPL 2025.