India, Feb. 13 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), on Thursday, made a surprising move for the 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Going against the wild speculation on Virat Kohli's return as RCB skipper, the franchise named Rajat Patidar as the new leader for the impending IPL season. Following the big announcement, team director Mo Bobat revealed why RCB did not go after proven captains during the mega auction last November.

With captaincy being the biggest concern for most franchises, the cynosure of the two-day auction in Riyadh last year was who would sign Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant. RCB, too, were among those franchises having parted ways with Faf du Plessis, who led the side in the last three seasons, a...