Patidar, 31, has played for RCB for three seasons. He has played three Tests and one one-day international for India. He also captains his state Madhya Pradesh in white-ball cricket but has not previously taken charge in the IPL.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) named Rajat Patidar as their captain for the upcoming edition. He replaced South Africa's Faf du Plessis who was released from the squad. The IPL 2025 is all set to kickstart from March 21.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru decided to name Rajat Patidar as their new captain for the IPL 2025 season. Patidar became RCB's 8th captain in their IPL history and replaced Faf du Plessis.

Mo Bobat, the team director of Royal Challengers Bangalore, clarified that although Virat Kohli will remain a key figure in the team, the captaincy for the 2025 IPL season has been handed to Rajat Patidar.

On Thursday, February 13, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) announced Rajat Patidar as their captain for the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. RCB’s announcement comes after months of speculation, during which several names were considered for the leadership role of the franchise.

Patidar takes over from Faf du Plessis who led the team between 2022-24. Under du Plessis, the team made it to the IPL Playoffs two times.

Rajat Patidar was named as the new Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain for this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday, succeeding South African Faf du Plessis in the role. Speculation was rife that former India captain Virat Kohli would return as the captain of the side he led from 2013-21 before du Plessis took over.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru are set to announce their captain for IPL 2025 on Thursday in Bengaluru. The name of the new captain could not be confirmed, but the frontrunner for the position is likely to be Virat Kohli,

Rajat Patidar was one of the contenders for the captaincy spot as Virat Kohli too was considered as an option to lead RCB in IPL 2025 Despite speculations and rumours that Virat Kohli would return to helm as the captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru for IPL 2025,

While many fans hoped for Virat Kohli to reclaim the captaincy after Faf du Plessis was released ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, RCB stated during the announcement that they were looking for a long-term leader.