Royal Challengers Bengaluru are set to announce their captain for IPL 2025 on Thursday in Bengaluru. The name of the new captain could not be confirmed, but the frontrunner for the position is likely to be Virat Kohli,

Rajat Patidar was named as the new Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain for this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday, succeeding South African Faf du Plessis in the role.

Rajat Patidar has officially been named the new captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for the upcoming 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. The franchise made the announcement on February 13, after previously stating that a new leadership would be announced on the date.

Fans can watch the live broadcast of the RCB IPL 2025 captaincy announcement on the Star Sports Network. The event is scheduled to air on television at around 11:30 AM IST.

Rajat Patidar has been named the skipper of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ahead of the IPL 2025 season. He will take over from Faf du Plessis, who led RCB between 2022 and 2024.

Rajat Patidar steps into the role of captain for Royal Challengers Bengaluru for IPL 2025. Revered for his tactical prowess and impressive batting, Patidar aims to lead the team to its first IPL victory.

In a bold move, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) appointed Rajat Patidar as their new captain for the IPL 2025 season on Thursday. Patidar, who has been associated with RCB since 2021, becomes the franchise's eighth captain in IPL history.

Raunak, Nagraj and Shashank get together to discuss RCB's appointment of Rajat Patidar as their new captain

Batter Rajat Patidar has been named captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru for the 2025 Indian Premier League. South Africa batter Faf du Plessis has been RCB captain for the past two seasons but was not retained at last year's mega auction.