HIGHLIGHTS | IPL 2025: Rajat Patidar Named RCB's New Captain

RCB Captain Announcement LIVE Updates: Patidar has led his state side in the past and done it successfully and that could be one of the reasons why he was chosen over the rest to lead the side. 

RCB Captain Announcement LIVE Updates: As expected, Patidar has officially been named the captain of the RCB side. He will lead the RCB side in the upcoming season of the IPL. 

RCB Captain Announcement LIVE Updates: It's almost time, Royal Challengers Bengaluru are all set to announce their new skipper in sometime now.

RCB Captain Announcement LIVE Updates: The Royal Challengers Bengaluru are yet to win an IPL title and they will try their very best to put an end to their title drought

RCB Captain Announcement LIVE Updates: Royal Challengers Bengaluru's batting mentor Dinesh Karthik has a special message for the franchise's fans

RCB Captain Announcement LIVE Updates: Very unlikely, but who knows? If that happens, social media would go into meltdown. Fans, of course, want Kohli to return as the captain. 

RCB Captain Announcement LIVE Updates: It is no secret that the RCB franchise has arguably the biggest fanbase and hence it is no surprise that fans are super excited over the reveal that happens shortly. 

RCB Captain Announcement LIVE Updates: RCB FULL SQUAD

Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal, Liam Livingstone, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee.

RCB Captain Announcement LIVE Updates: It has also been learnt from sources that Rajat Patidar has ready reached Bengaluru on Wednesday. 

RCB Captain Announcement LIVE Updates: During the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Rajat Patidar was asked about RCB captaincy last year in December. “Of course, if I get an opportunity to lead RCB, that is what I am there for, and I will be happy. But it all depends on the franchise," Patidar said. 

RCB Captain Announcement LIVE Updates: Allrounder Krunal Pandya, too, has an outside chance of becoming RCB's next captain. But again, his chances of becoming are low. 

RCB Captain Announcement LIVE Updates: Virat Kohli had led RCB from 2013 to 2021. The high point of Virat Kohli's captaincy came in 2016, when they finished runners-up to Sunrisers Hyderabad. 

RCB Captain Announcement LIVE Updates: The event starts at 11:30 AM, so not a lot of time to go. A number of big dignitaries would be present at the event. 

RCB Captain Announcement LIVE Updates: RCB will be announcing their captain on Thursday for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at 11:30 AM IST. Following the release of Faf du Plessis, RCB didn't buy anyone with leadership abilities in the IPL 2025 mega auction.