Royal Challengers Bengalur (RCB) appointed Rajat Patidar as his captain on the eve of the upcoming IPL 2025 season. RCB abolished broadly widespread speculation that Virat Kohli could return as a captain after not retained by Faf du Plessis, who led them from 2022 to 2024..
Royal Challengers Bengalur announced at the Bengalur event on Thursday, February 13th, in the presence of the director of the MO Bobat team, Chief Coach Andy Flower -ai Patidar himself. Patidar He was part of the RCB since 2021, and has now appeared as a key franchise dough, gathering 799 rides in 28 matches so far.
Rajat Patidar expresses gratitude after being appointed RCB captain
With this meeting, Patidar becomes an eighth player who led the franchise at IPL. After the announcement, RCB posted a video on its social media, where Rajat Patidar expressed gratitude after being appointed new captain Bengalur Royal Challengers.
Recognizing the legacy of the past leaders of RCB, Patidar described his leadership style as calm and composed, saying that he did not panickers in pressure situations, which is his strength. He also expressed his gratitude to fans of RCB for their love and support from the start of his trip with the franchise 2021 and said he was blessed to play for this team.
Rajat Patidar thinks about his journey with RCB
Referring to his journey with RCB, the right-wing dough called him a mixture of ups and downs. After he did not choose him at a mega auction, he received a second opportunity as a replacement and used the maximum in 2022. However, after the burglary of the IPL 2022 season, Rajat Patidar was excluded from the 2023 season due to a heel injury.
The 31-year-old successfully returned in 2024, and the dough said it was not easy, but the support of RCB and the fans did everything to him. He noted that the qualification of the franchise based in Bengalur for the IPL 2024 playoffs after the challenging season was a special moment for him.
RCB and fans always supported me: Patidar
Rajat Patidar in a RCB video on X on Thursday: “I am very grateful that they gave me a second opportunity. I was very convinced that if I could come so far, I could go even further and I had a belief that RCB would take me so far and then the whole scenario changed. I went through the ups and downs on my IPL trip. But these fans were standing by me. “
The new RCB skipper added: “When I returned in 2024, everyone knows that it is difficult to return after the injury. I believe that whatever I go, RCB will always be there for me. The way we took the team forward and qualified each other From the situation we were in.
Patidar ready for the challenges ahead of us as Captain RCB
In the end, Patidar expressed his joy because RCB kept him last year, calling it a great moment in his career, and now he is ready to face the challenges ahead of us as a captain.
Rajat signed himself by saying, “Keeping this year is a big deal. In such a big team you only keep 3-4 players. I felt this is the best moment for me and I have a new role of captain. I’m very happy and I’m ready for the upcoming challenges. “
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Traveling confidence. That blessed feeling. This opportunity. Listen all about this from a man of a clock, a calm, balanced and extremely nice, … pic.twitter.com/6l5odbmudr
– Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@rcbtweets) February 13, 2025
