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Former Chennai Super Kings star Robin Uthappa noted that Rajat Patidar will have to contend with the superstardom of Virat Kohli in IPL 2025. The Madhya Pradesh batter was named RCB’s new captain, succeeding Faf du Plessis. Patidar will enter the new season with a lot of weight on his shoulders as RCB eye their maiden IPL title.

Can Patidar benefit from Kohli?

Speaking to IANS, Uthappa claimed that Patidar will lean on Kohli’s captaincy skills in IPL 2025. He opined that Rajat was in an unique position to take RCB forward. However, the ex-Indian cricketer said that Patidar would have to figure out his mode of leadership. He noted that while he has led MP effectively in the domestic circuit, Patidar will now have to replicate that for RCB as well.

“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,” Uthappa said.

“In RCB’s case, I think in RCB with Rajat being there at the helm right now, he will have to figure out his mode of leadership. He has done fairly well with leadership in domestic cricket. But he’ll have to convert that obviously again into performances as far as RCB is concerned,” Uthappa added.

Kohli backs Patidar

Patidar was named captain after Virat Kohli refused to take over the reins of the team once again. Patidar, who is 31, will be the longer-term captain. That’s what Kohli believes.

“The guy who is going to come next is the guy who’s going to lead you for a long time. So, give him all the love you can. He’s an amazing talent; he’s a great player; we have all seen that. He has got a great head on his shoulders, and he will do a great job for this amazing franchise and take the team forward. He has got everything that’s required,” Kohli said during RCB’s unboxing event at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.