‘Will take you for a long time’

Veteran Kripket Virat Kohli supported Rajat Patidar to get well as the next Royal Challengers Bengalur captain. Kohli asked the RCB audience to show his support to Patidar and claimed that he would lead a team for a long time.

Rajat Patidar was appointed Captain of the RCB for IPL 2025, and the middle row dough will have a great responsibility on the shoulders. However, Virat Kohli is convinced of Patidar’s leadership traits and thinks he has a “great head on his shoulder”.

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Virat Kohli supports Rajat Patidar as RCB new captain

While on March 17th he spoke at the RCB Unbox event, Virat Kohli supported his new captain Rajat Patidar and presented him in his own way. Virat Kohli asked RCB fans to shower the love of Patidar and claimed he would do a great job for the team.

“The guy who will come next is a guy who will guide you for a long time. So give him all the love you can,” said the 36-year-old dough during the event.

“He (Patidar) is an incredible talent. He is a great player, we all know it, but he has a great head on his shoulders, and he will have a great job for this incredible franchise and take the team forward. He has everything he needs,” he added.

Both Kohli and Patidar were running to lead RCB in the coming season, but the team administration decided to look for a younger option for the future. The 31-year-old has been a key player of RCB over the years and established himself as a major stop in Bok.

Rajat Patidar on Captain RCB

Rajat Patidar also spoke at that event and thanked all the legends playing for RCB. He expressed his satisfaction with this team and calls it his dream to lead such a great franchise.

“Legends like Virat (Kohli) Bhai, Ab de Villiers, Chris Gayle played for RCB. I grew up watching them. From the beginning I loved the franchise.

At one point, RCB’s best order consisted of stars like Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and Ab de Villiers. The trio made a lot of running for the franchise, but they could still not take this side to the title in the title.

Rajat Patidar in IPL

Rajat Patidar has a great number in IPL, after scoring 799 runs in 27 matches so far. It has an average of 34.74 and a strike rate of 158.85 in the tournament.

Patidar is known for its courage against spin bowling in the middle excessive transmission. He is a great Spin player -Ai has the ability to break up big hits of slow bowlers in the middle phase of the game.

His role will be crucial for RCB this year and remains to be seen in performing after being a team captain. The 31-year-old is likely to hit the number 4 just as he did last season.