Rajat Patidar named as RCB captain ahead of IPL 2025

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), on February 13th, named Rajat Patidar as the franchise’s new captain ahead of IPL 2025. Patidar is taking over the role from Faf du Plessis, who captained the team for three seasons.

Patidar, who came into RCB as an injury replacement player in IPL 2021, has scored 799 runs in 27 matches at a fantastic strike rate of 158.85. IPL 2024 was particularly a fantastic season for Rajat, who smashed 395 runs from 15 matches, including five half-centuries at a strike rate of 177.13.

The star right-hander was one among RCB’s three retentions - apart from Virat Kohli and Yash Dayal - and was retained for a sum of INR 11 Crore.

Patidar joins a star-studded list of RCB captains from the past, one that includes big names such as Rahul Dravid, Shane Watson, Anil Kumble, Kevin Pietersen, Daniel Vettori, Faf du Plessis and Kohli himself.