In a bold move, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) appointed Rajat Patidar as their new captain for the IPL 2025 season on Thursday. Patidar, who has been associated with RCB since 2021, becomes the franchise's eighth captain in IPL history.

Rajat Patidar was named as the new Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain for this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday, succeeding South African Faf du Plessis in the role.

In a massive development ahead of the Indian Premier League edition of IPL 2025, batter Rajat Patidar has been appointed as the skipper of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). The right-handed batter has been given the captaincy ahead of Virat Kohli, who was also one of the leading contenders to lead the franchise.

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 was one of the contenders for the captaincy spot as Virat Kohli too was considered as an option to lead RCB in IPL 2025 Despite speculations and rumours that Virat Kohli would return to helm as the captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru for IPL 2025,

Rajat Patidar has been officially named the new captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, succeeding Faf du Plessis. Fans eagerly await how Patidar will lead the team in the upcoming IPL season. Will this be the year RCB lifts the trophy?

Rajat Patidar after being appointed RCB's new captain said that it's a great opportunity to learn from one of the best in cricket Virat Kohli