Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar were in the mix to become the Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) new captain ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025). Apart from Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Krunal Pandya, and Jitesh Sharma were other captaincy candidates.
However, in a surprising twist, the Madhya Pradesh batter Patidar has beaten the experienced Virat Kohli to succeed Faf du Plessis as the new captain of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). On Thursday, February 14, the RCB COO, Rajesh Menon, made the announcement.
Rajat Patidar becomes RCB’s new captain ahead of the IPL 2025
Patidar, who was told last year to ‘be ready’ for RCB captaincy, became the 8th captain for the franchise in the IPL. Earlier, Rahul Dravid, Daniel Vettori, Shane Watson, Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, and Anil Kumble led the Bengaluru-based franchise in the tournament.
After the announcement, the RCB fans have been expressing their views on the surprising news. Many fans are excited for the new era, while many fans are demanding Kohli to lead the side. However, some fans are not happy with Patidar’s appointment, given his international status.
Here’s how RCB fans react to the appointment of Rajat Patidar as new captain:
Are you guys happy, Rajat Patidar is our new RCB captain😉😉#RajatPatidar #Rcbcaptain pic.twitter.com/8q7m3pVwsD
— Cricket × Film (@CricketxMovie) February 13, 2025
New era, new leadership! Rajat Patidar takes charge as the captain of @RCBTweets Congratulations to him on this exciting journey! #RCB #Rcbcaptain #RajatPatidar #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/TBYbohK8zC
— Ashish Pandey🇮🇳 (@ashishpande1129) February 13, 2025
Hope he continues the OG streak! 🔥🔥#newera #Rcbcaptain https://t.co/474YYlTGfE
— PRATIK PAWAR ❁ (@PraTiksol45) February 13, 2025
Congratulations skip Rajat 🫂🤍
So happy for you
Speaks less , introvert guy , very calm and as faf said keep hitting sixes
12th army is will be always behind you ♥️#IPL2025 #RajatPatidar #Rcbcaptain pic.twitter.com/53vIBd3KxI
— Santosh vk 18 (@VK18foreverrr) February 13, 2025
31 going on 32 year old Patidar has been named RCB Captain
He so far has played only 1 full season in IPL
It’ll be interesting to see how long this chapter is
So CSK & RCB both have captains who aren’t in Int’l setup#IPL2025 #RajatPatidar #Rcbcaptain pic.twitter.com/VcN9IMNxVn
— ChikO (@TheIndianLad_18) February 13, 2025
Captain RAJAT PATIDAR ERA BEGINS!
Happy for him, just hoping it doesn’t affect his batting! #RajatPatidar #Rcbcaptain https://t.co/Gk3mHv5Pvv
— abhi¹⁸ (@CricCineHub) February 13, 2025
We need king virat kohli as captain 🥳 #Rcbcaptain #ViratKohli#RCB #IPL2025 #ViratKohli𓃵 #RCBCaptainYaaru #PlayBold pic.twitter.com/RdaZyBAMkK
— Subha (@StarFanSubha) February 13, 2025
Rajat Patidar is the new RCB captain. Virat Kohli congratulates him in a special video and wishes him best of luck. #RajatPatidar #ViratKohli #Rcbcaptain #RCB #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/TviobNpsxg
— Sumit Ghosh (@SumitG71) February 13, 2025
Socha thaa Kohli Saab fir se RCB ka captain Banenge. 😭😭💔#ViratKohli #RajatPatidar #Rcbcaptain pic.twitter.com/UprYJx1eIo
— ® (@Craze4Kohli) February 13, 2025
To be continued…
