We Will Win IPL 2025 For Virat Kohli: RCB Skipper Rajat Patidar

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Rajat Patidar expressed his team's determination to win the IPL 2025 for Virat Kohli. Kohli has been with the franchise since the league's inception. Patidar stated, "Of course. I think he has given a lot of years to RCB and the international side also. We will try to do our best in the game. We are not looking on the stage that we are in the finals. We will try to play our best cricket. We are not playing here for the stage. I always like to keep things simple."

Royal Challengers Bengaluru are gearing up to face Punjab Kings in the IPL 2025 final. The match is scheduled for June 3 at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium. This marks Bengaluru's fourth appearance in an IPL final. Their last title match was in 2016, where they were defeated by Sunrisers Hyderabad. Previously, they lost finals to Deccan Chargers in 2009 and Chennai Super Kings in 2011.

Rajat Patidar's First Year as Captain

This year marks Rajat Patidar's debut as RCB's captain, and he has already led them to the final. Reflecting on his leadership journey, Patidar shared his enthusiasm for learning from experienced players and leaders within the team. He remarked, "Till now, I have enjoyed it (captaincy) a lot to be honest. For me, I think it is a great opportunity to learn from the great leaders of the game, (some) great players, great foreign players of the game. It is a great opportunity for me to learn from them and their different ideas, which is helping me a lot in my leadership role."

Kohli previously captained RCB and took them to one final in 2016 but couldn't secure a title win then or during their losses in 2009 and 2011 finals against Deccan Chargers and Chennai Super Kings respectively. As each year passes without a title win, Patidar and his team are eager to clinch victory this time around for Kohli.