RCB could have gone after captaincy options like KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer or Rishabh Pant in the IPL 2025 auction, however, they did not land any one of them. RCB team director Mo Bobat has now explained the auction strategy and the decision to make Rajat Patidar the new captain.

Rajat Patidar was one of the contenders for the captaincy spot as Virat Kohli too was considered as an option to lead RCB in IPL 2025 Despite speculations and rumours that Virat Kohli would return to helm as the captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru for IPL 2025,

The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) named Rajat Patidar as their captain for the upcoming edition. He replaced South Africa`s Faf du Plessis who was released from the squad.

Once the much-awaited announcement of the new RCB captain was done, Virat Kohli had a special message for Rajat Patidar. Kohli, who has been part of the franchise since it's inception, lavished praise on the new captain.