RCB’s captain was to change in the middle of IPL 2025, not Virat Kohli, this player was going to get the responsibility.

Rajat Patidar was captaining RCB in IPL 2025.

Royal Challengers Bangalore players and support staff have returned safely to Bengaluru amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan. At a time when the airstrikes between the two countries are making headlines, RCB issued a statement on Saturday thanking the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for its swift action.

The Royal Challengers Bangalore team, which reached Lucknow to play a match against LSG, has returned to Bengaluru on Saturday. The video of RCB’s arrival in Bengaluru was shared by the franchise itself. Something was seen in this video after which everyone was shocked. Actually, in this video, every player was sharing the performance of the team and their experience before the IPL was suspended.

Jitesh Sharma was to captain the match against LSG

Meanwhile, the team’s wicket-keeper batsman Jitesh Sharma revealed that he was going to captain the team in the match against Lucknow Super Giants. Captain Rajat Patidar was injured in their last match against Chennai Super Kings, he was not ready to play the match against Lucknow. In such a situation, the command of the team was not to be given to Virat Kohli but to Jitesh Sharma.

However, Kohli led the team when Patidar got injured against CSK. Jitesh Sharma is seen saying in the video, “I am very grateful for the opportunity that I have been given. They are giving me the opportunity to captain RCB and it is a big deal for me and my family.”

He added, “I was thinking what would be the right combination as both Devdutt [Padikkal] and Rajat were not available and it was a big responsibility to replace them. And as per the position we were in the points table, we could have won this game. It was all running through my mind and all the meetings with the coaches and players in those 2-3 days, the batting order, discussions with the bowlers. I enjoyed it a lot.”