Rajat Patidar to lead RCB in IPL 2025
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Thursday announced their captain for IPL 2025. The new captain of RCB is Rajat Patidar. RCB announced Patidar’s name in a special program. His luck shone in four years. He made his IPL debut for RCB in 2021. He has played 27 IPL matches so far, scoring 799 runs. His average during this period was 34.74 and strike rate 158.85. He has captained the Madhya Pradesh team in domestic cricket. The 18th season of IPL is to start next month. Former South African veteran cricketer Faf du Plessis captained RCB in the last three seasons. The franchise released Du Plessis before the mega auction.
31-year-old Patidar led Madhya Pradesh to the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy, but the team lost to Mumbai by five wickets in the title match. Patidar was the second highest run-scorer in the tournament. Ahead of him was Ajinkya Rahane who scored 428 runs in 10 matches at an average of 61 and a strike rate of 186.08.
Eighth captain of RCB
Patidar has been associated with RCB since 2021 and is the eighth captain of RCB. Patidar was released after the IPL 2021 season, but in 2022 he joined the team as a replacement player. Patidar scored an unbeaten 112 in the eliminator match against Lucknow Supergiants and was the first uncapped batsman in IPL history to score a century in a playoff match. Patidar played 15 matches for RCB in the 2024 season and scored 395 runs including five half-centuries.
RCB managed to reach the playoffs last season and performed well in the second leg of the tournament. The team’s journey ended in the eliminator round. RCB retained Patidar, Kohli and Yash Dayal for the 2025 season. Faf du Plessis was leading the team since 2022, but the franchise parted ways with him before this season. RCB released Du Plessis before the mega auction. 40-year-old Du Plessis will play for Delhi Capitals this season.
What did Rajat said about Virat
RCB’s new captain Rajat Patidar has said, ‘Virat Kohli bhai’s experience and ideas definitely help me in my leadership role. And I am fortunate that I got the opportunity to learn from one of the best players of cricket, Virat Kohli bhai.’
