Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli’nin Indian Premier League (IPL) before 2025 before the franchise’s captain, and he did not know how to react to the situation, then Kohli, “you deserve, you won,” he said. Speaking at the RCB podcast, 31 -year -old Patidar reflected his journey to becoming a franchise leader who is still chasing the title of difficult hymen, rejected at the 2022 IPL Mega auction despite the guarantee before the RCB administration.
In 2022, Patidar was quietly sure that he would be elected in Mega Auction. Patidar, RCB Podcast, “I have a message you will be ready (in front of the mega auction for IPL 2022) … We will choose you. I hope I would have another chance (to play for RCB).
“I started to play in my local matches in Indore.
Three years later, in a season that started with speculation of the transition of leadership, RCB stunned everyone by calling Rajat Patidar as a captain for IPL 2025.
“There are too many (big players) in the team. Virat Kohli is a very big player, how you will do it under him. I know how supportive it is (Captain change). I knew I have full support. This is a learning for me, an opportunity for me.
“I didn’t know how to react when I was giving me. I asked me, ‘he said.
Patidar led the RCB in 11 games this season and won 8 of them, made 239 runs in the middle and provided a calm, methodical approach to the captain. Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy has reached the final of Madhya Pradesh to IPL 2025.
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