Why Rajat Patidar Appointed RCB Captain: The moment that fans were eagerly waiting for amid the buzz of the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League. That moment finally came on Thursday. For the last few days, fans were eagerly waiting for the new captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore, one of the most favorite teams of this league. Finally, on February 13, the RCB franchise unveiled the secret of its new captain and appointed star batsman Rajat Patidar as the new captain.
This talented batsman from Madhya Pradesh was retained by RCB for IPL 2025. Since retaining him, there was talk that he could be made the new captain of the team. But in between there were reports of Virat Kohli also becoming the captain. But finally RCB expressed confidence in Rajat Patidar to lead the team and he has been made the new captain. Let us tell you in this article the 3 reasons why RCB made Rajat Patidar its new captain.
3. Strong pillar for the team in batting
Rajat Patidar made a very dramatic entry in Royal Challengers Bangalore. Where he played the 2021 season with this team. But after this he was dropped and was selected as a replacement in the 2022 season. After this he performed brilliantly and has become the axis of batting for his team. Now this player can be fully trusted as a batsman.
2. Future captain's plan
The Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise had some options for captaincy. Which included Virat Kohli to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. But he opted for long term captaincy. Rajat Patidar is currently 31 years old and he can captain the team for the next few years. In such a situation, the franchise has handed over the captaincy to him, looking at the plan of the future captain.
1. Excellent performance as captain in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Rajat Patidar played as captain in India's domestic T20 tournament Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy this season. While captaining the Madhya Pradesh team, Rajat Patidar performed brilliantly and was the second highest run scorer. He scored 428 runs in 9 innings this season at an impressive average of 61.14 and a strike rate of around 186. Looking at his performance, the team must have considered giving him the captaincy.
