Why did Virat Kohli not become the captain of RCB? These are the 5 big reasons for handing over the command to Rajat Patidar.

​​Royal Challengers Bangalore has announced its new captain for IPL 2025. The team has entrusted this responsibility to Rajat Patidar. The big thing is that Virat Kohli was also being told in this race but RCB management chose Rajat as the captain. Fans are very happy with this decision of RCB but their happiness would have been more if Virat had become the captain again, although this did not happen. Let us now tell you why Virat Kohli did not become the captain and Rajat Patidar was given the captaincy in his place.

First reason

The biggest reason for Rajat Patidar becoming the captain is Virat Kohli. Actually, RCB has taken this decision only after discussing it with him. Virat himself was not interested in playing the captaincy role and after him, the best batsman of the team was Rajat Patidar. This is the reason why this player was given the captaincy.

Second reason

Another reason for Virat Kohli not becoming the captain of RCB is his age. Virat Kohli is 37 years old and obviously, every team wants their captain to be young. Apart from this, the big thing is that Virat Kohli's game is not the same as before. Virat would not want to affect his game further by bearing the burden of captaincy.

Third reason

RCB did not have to choose a captain only for the season. This team wants to appoint a captain for the next 3-4 seasons. So Rajat Patidar fits perfectly in this category. Apart from Rajat Patidar, no other player was in this race.

Fourth reason

Rajat Patidar has been playing first-class cricket for a long time. He also captains Madhya Pradesh. His captaincy style in the T20 format is often praised. He is considered a very aggressive captain. Rajat has captained 16 T20s, out of which he has won 12. His win percentage is 75 percent.

Fifth reason

Rajat Patidar is a fearless batsman. The pressure of captaincy does not overwhelm him. Recently, he proved this in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. For Madhya Pradesh, this player scored 428 runs at a strike rate of 186, which includes 5 half-centuries.