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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has handed over the team’s captaincy to the batter silver Patidar for the 18th season of IPL. Former South African star player AB de Villiers hoped that Patidars would develop their own way of leading their own and would not try to mimic Virat Kohli or Faf du Plessis.
The 18th season of the Indian Premier League starts from 22 March. The first match will be played between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Eden Gardens Stadium.
The biggest challenge for Patidar will be self-doubt- de Villiers De Villiers was part of the RCB team from 2011 to 2021. Before the start of the league, De Villiers said on the question of Dainik Bhaskar in Geostar Press Room, ‘The biggest challenge for the Patidar will be self-respect, as he is going to take the legacy of veteran captains like Faf and Virat. I have hoped that the Patidars will develop their own way of leading their own.
he adds, ‘Virat’s constant surroundings can also create a pressure on him. Can they feel that I’m right? What would Virat do in this situation? This will be the biggest challenge for them. They should take advantage of the experience of Virat and Andy Flower, but you always stay on the truth what you are yourself. ‘
Silver Patidar will captain RCB this season Rajat Patidar has been made the new captain of RCB. 31 -year -old Patidar will replace Faf du Plessis. Du Plessis captained RCB in the 2022 to 2024 season, but the franchise did not retain him for 2025. Rajat has been with the team since 2021. The franchise retained him before the Mega Auction-2024.
RCB retained silver for 11 crores Rajat Patidar has played only 27 matches in the IPL so far and during this time he scored 799 runs. His best score is 112 runs. Prior to the IPL 2025 mega auction, the RCB team retained the Patidar for 11 crores.
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De Villiers has also been the captain of South Africa AB has also been the captain of South Africa. He has scored 8765 runs in 114 Tests at an average of 50.66, including 22 centuries and 46 half -centuries. His best score in Tests is 278. He has scored 9,577 runs in 228 ODIs. His names include 25 centuries and 53 half -centuries in ODIs. In T20, de Villiers has played 78 matches for his country and scored 1672 runs.