India, March 23 -- In a battle between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders, who were led by new captains, on Saturday in the IPL 2025 opener at the iconic Eden Gardens, Rajat Patidar's men emerged as winners, handing the defending champions a seven-wicket loss at home. Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra credited Patidar for the win and also outlined his supremacy, which was compared with IPL greats MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

Speaking on his YouTube channel on Sunday, Aakash admitted he was wrong about Patidar, who was handed the responsibility to lead RCB in IPL 2025 last month. While he had his apprehensions about the new skipper in the match against Kolkata, led by Rahane, a veteran and a former India c...