India, March 16 -- The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will kickstart a new era in IPL 2025, with Rajat Patidar taking over as captain. Patidar succeeds Faf du Plessis as the side's skipper after the latter was released by the franchise ahead of the 2025 auction; it was speculated that Virat Kohli may return to the leadership role, but the legendary batter continues to stay away from the official role.

While Kohli will certainly be part of the leadership role and might often help Patidar with on-field decisions, Harbhajan Singh, the former India spinner, firmly believes that it won't be an easy task for the 31-year-old.

Harbhajan, who has captained Mumbai Indians in select matches during his playing days, stated that leading an IPL te...