Rajat Patidar was named as the new Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain for this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday, succeeding South African Faf du Plessis in the role.

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RCB likely XI vs KKR Virat Kohli, Phil Salt (wk), Liam Livingstone, Rajat Patidar (c), Krunal Pandya, Jitesh Sharma, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma.

Post-2016, RCB made it to the playoffs in 2020, 2021, and 2022. Kohli stepped down as captain after the 2021 season, and in 2022, Faf du Plessis took over the reins.