A video of Virat Kohli was also shown during the press conference, in which he announced to be made captain by praising Rajat Patidar. He said- Rajat Patidar is flourishing in this franchise. They have capacity. We will support all of us. We all want it to take the greatness of the team forward. Also, Kohli said to the fans- I hope the new captain Rajat will get a lot of support.
Silver Patidar’s IPL career
Silver Patidar is part of Royal Challengers Bangalore since 2021. He got only 4 matches in the first season, while he scored 71 runs. However, in 2022, he scored 333 runs in 8 matches, including a century, while 152.75 had a strike rate. In 2024 too, his bat spoke a lot. He scored 395 runs in 13 innings of 15 matches. During this time his strike rate was 177.13. He has 799 runs in 27 matches in IPL career, with a century and 7 half -centuries.
Post was vacant since Faf du Plessis left
Till last season, South Africa’s Dhakad Faf du Plessis was captain. However, he could not fulfill the dream of winning the title. In 2016, the team reached the finals under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, where David Warner’s captaincy was defeated to Sunrisers Hedabad. The season was tremendous for Virat Kohli. He scored 973 runs, hitting 4 centuries alone.
