India, Feb. 13 -- Rajat Patidar has been confirmed as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 edition. The announcement was made on Thursday by Director of Cricket Mo Bobat and head coach Andy Flower. South Africa's Faf du Plessis led the side in the past three seasons, but after he was let go from the franchise, RCB's hunt for a new captain began. It was speculated that Virat Kohli might once again don the captaincy hat, but the management put its faith on Patidar instead.

Patidar even made his debut for India last year, in the home series against England, but after scores of 32, 9, 5, 17 and two ducks, he was dropped. But his real talent lies in T20 cricket. Recently, Patidar led...