Rajat Patidar is all set to start a new journey as the captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL 2025. He sees this as a great chance to learn from Virat Kohli. After being named captain, Patidar spoke about how valuable Kohli’s experience and advice will be for him. He feels lucky to have such a mentor and believes Kohli’s guidance will help him grow as a great Captain. Talking about his captaincy style, Patidar said he will follow his own instincts and lead in his own way. He is excited about the challenge and looks forward to making a positive impact as RCB’s new captain.

🚨 CAPTAIN RAJAT PATIDAR 🚨

- Rajat Patidar talking about becoming RCB's Captain, playing with Virat Kohli & more. 🌟

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Rajat Patidar doesn't have more experience in the Captaincy and now RCB appointed as a RCB captain. He has previously led Madhya Pradesh in domestic tournaments like the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy. In 2023, he captained his state team to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final, where they finished as runners-up to Mumbai. 

Captain Kohli message to Rajat Patidar - New RCB captain!

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Patidar also had a brilliant tournament with the bat, scoring 428 runs in 10 matches at an average of 61 and an incredible strike rate of 186.08, making him the second-highest run-scorer. Since joining RCB in 2021, Patidar has played 27 IPL matches, scoring 799 runs at a strike rate of nearly 159.

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Talking about Virat Kohli’s Captaincy, he led RCB in 143 matches, making him the second longest serving captain in IPL history after MS Dhoni’s tenure with Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Under Kohli’s leadership, RCB won 68 matches, lost 70, and had four games end without a result. His most memorable season as captain was in 2016 when he led RCB to the IPL final while also smashing a record 973 runs in a single season an achievement that remains unmatched in IPL history.