Rajat Patidar, the captain of RCB, has accomplished something that no other team captain has ever been able to do.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season is off to a great start for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). In the long run, RCB appears to be a team that isn’t overly dependent on a select few players. Although the administration deserves credit for putting together such a strong team, captain Rajat Patidar deserves praise for the way he has guided his team. No other skipper in the history of the T20 league has ever accomplished what the Bengaluru team has done: defeating formidable teams like the Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, and Kolkata Knight Riders away from home.Only two teams in IPL history have actually defeated KKR at Eden Gardens, CSK at Chepauk, and MI at Wankhede in a single season.
In 2012, the Punjab Kings (formerly known as the Kings XI Punjab) achieved this, however their victories were led by different captains. Under David Hussey, PBKS defeated MI and CSK after defeating KKR at Eden Gardens under Adam Gilchrist.
Patidar thus became the first skipper to do this in a single season with RCB’s victory over MI on Monday.
Because of his 64 from 32 balls during the match versus MI, Patidar was named the Player of the Match. However, during the presentation ceremony following the game, the Bengaluru captain chose to donate his award to his team’s bowlers.”That contest was truly incredible. It was incredible how courageous the bowlers were. To be honest, the bowling unit deserves this prize because it’s difficult to stop a batting unit on this pitch. The fast bowlers did a fantastic job carrying out their strategies. Krunal bowled in an incredible manner. It was difficult in the final over, but I think his bowling technique and bravery are incredible,” he remarked.We needed to take the game seriously at that point. The idea was to use KP’s one over at the end of the game and take it deep. The ball was coming on nicely to the bat, and the wicket was terrific. I went all out once Hardik Pandya was done. Because they take wickets and Suyash Sharma bowled brilliantly, the wrist spinner is one of the key spinners, Patidar continued.
