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 guided Madhya Pradesh to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final where they lost to Mumbai by five wickets last year.

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) announced Rajat Patidar as their new captain for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season. Patidar will take over the captaincy duties from Faf du Plessis, who was released ahead of the IPL 2025 auction.

RCB captain for IPL 2025: The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have announced Rajat Patidar as their captain ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season on Thursday (February 13). The Bengaluru-based franchised released their former skipper Faf du Plessis after finishing fourth in the IPL 2024 season.

Fans can watch the live broadcast of the RCB IPL 2025 captaincy announcement on the Star Sports Network. The event is scheduled to air on television at around 11:30 AM IST.