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Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Former India batter Robin Uthappa believes Rajat Patidar will lean on leadership skills of Virat Kohli and would have to contend with the batting stalwart’s superstardom while leading the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL 2025.

This will be Patidar’s first time leading an IPL team, and his previous leadership experience has been leading Madhya Pradesh to the final of the 2024/25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Apart from Patidar, Axar Patel will also be in the spotlight as he leads Delhi Capitals in a full-time capacity for the first time in the IPL.

“Between Axar Patel and Rajat Patidar, I think Axar will be in a little bit better stead, to be very honest, because even with the newish side, there's still a lot of familiar faces. With Rajat also, it's a similar situation, but Rajat will have to contend with the superstardom of Virat Kohli, which is there within that side. He will, I think, lean on Virat Kohli's captaincy skills a lot.