IPL 2025: Massive boost for RCB as Rajat Patidar starts batting ahead of tournament resumption

By Vikas Singh Derek

Vikas Singh Derek has a Master's in Journalism and has written more than 50,000 articles. He currently works as a cricket content writer at Khel Now.

Published at :May 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM

Modified at :May 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM

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Rajat Patidar is the skipper of RCB in IPL 2025.

Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will resume on May 17 with a revised schedule for the remaining games of the tournament. As per the new schedule, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will clash with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the opening clash on Saturday, May 17. The encounter will take place at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

RCB have a piece of good news as their skipper Rajat Patidar has completely recovered from a finger injury on his right hand. The RCB captain sustained the injury while fielding in a clash against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on May 3.

He was advised to use a splint to protect his finger and recommended to skip training for 10 days. However, with the tournament getting suspended for a week, Patidar has now completely recovered from the injury and has started batting in the nets. Hence, he will be available for the upcoming clash against KKR.

Rajat Paditar was nominated as RCB skipper ahead of IPL 2025

Notably, Paditar was nominated as the new skipper of RCB ahead of IPL 2025. He has done a wonderful job as the skipper. RCB currently occupy second spot in IPL 2025 points table with 16 points. They have won eight games and lost three matches out of 11.

They need to win one more match out of three to seal their berth in the playoffs. They will play three more games in the league stage. After facing KKR, the Rajat Patidar & Co. will clash with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on May 23 and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on May 27. The clash against SRH will take place in Bengaluru, while the encounter against LSG will be played in Lucknow.

Meanwhile, Paditar has done a decent job with the bat in the tournament. He has mustered 239 runs in 10 innings at a strike rate of 140.58. He has also slammed two half-centuries in the league. Virat Kohli is the leading run-getter for the team with 505 runs.

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Vikas Singh Derek

Vikas Singh Derek is a core cricket-lover since childhood and has always followed the sport both in his personal and professional life. He started his school life by watching cricket at home with family. Later, he played cricket on the field at local clubs during college. After his Master's in Journalism from Mumbai, he followed his passion by covering cricket news across various digital media. Since 2015, he has been an aspiring sports journalist and cricket content writer with over 50K+ articles.