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Going into the Indian Premier League 2025 all eyes will be on new Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar. Though the middle-order bat has done well in the last few seasons for the side, how he will lead as captain will be a thing to watch out for especially with someone like Virat Kohli in the side who has led both India and RCB in the past for a long time. “The biggest opportunity is for Rajat Patidar. What will you expect from him? He did well for MP (Madhya Pradesh), took the team to the final in SMAT (Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy), and the team looked towards you and said they are planning for the next four to five years. However, do they actually invest that much? That question always remains,” Aakash Chopra said speaking on his YouTube channel. Though RCB managed to reach the f...

India was 19-2 when Shreyas Iyer walked to the crease on Thursday. The likes of Jofra Archer and Saqib Mahmood were bowling thunderbolts to the batters under lights defending 249 runs. However, Iyer was up to the challenge as he came up with a sublime counter-attacking innings of 36-ball 59 which changed the momentum of the game. After the game, Iyer would reveal that he was not supposed to play the game and it was only because Virat Kohli had an injury the night before. “As you all know I wasn’t supposed to play today. Virat unfortunately got injured and then I got the opportunity. I kept myself prepared. I knew that at any point of time I can get a chance to play. The same thing happened with me last year as well during the Asia Cup. I got injured and someone else came in and scored a ce...

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You don’t have to captain like Virat Kohli: Aakash Chopra’s suggestion to Rajat Patidar

Shreyas Iyer wasn’t likely to play if Kohli was fit…first Indian to score 500+ runs batting at 4: Aakash Chopra slams selection thought process