RCB IPL 2025 Preview: Will the desire of RCB be fulfilled with the new captain? This playing-11 can make Bengaluru champion

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|20-03-2025

A new season of the Indian Premier League has come again. Once again, Fans of Royal Challengers Bangalore will expect to end their trophy. Like every time, once again the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium will reach Bengaluru to support his team and this time it will also be expected that this team can make his house a fort, in which he has always failed. This time the team will start its campaign under the leadership of a new captain, Rajat Patidar. But the new captain Rajat Rajat will rely on which playing-11, it is important to know because the team seems right on some fronts but still looks weak.

Patidar wore crowns of thorns

RCB qualified for the playoffs last season. The team finished fourth and then lost after losing in the eliminator. For this season, the team changed its leadership and released captain Faf Duplesi, who took the playoffs in 2 of the last 3 seasons and made Rajat Patidar the new captain. Patidar made a special place in this team with his explosive batting in the last 3 seasons and now he is also the captain of the team. But like every previous captain of RCB, it is similar to the crown of thorns for him, which needs success but is a shower of criticism.

Will the new players be able to replace the old men?

Bangalore will start its campaign this time from the first match of the tournament. On March 22, he will face defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens. At the same time, his last match in the league stage will also be against Kolkata Knight Riders, but that match on May 17 will be played in Chinnaswamy. This time Bangalore released his trusted players like Glenn Maxwell and Mohammad Siraj besides Duplessi. Instead, stars like Liam Livingston and Bhubaneswar have been chosen. In this, Bhubaneswar is definitely a great deal, but it is difficult to say as much as Maxwell can have as much effect Maxwell.

At the same time, Phil Salt has been brought for opening instead of Will Jacks, but his recent form has not been very encouraging. In such a situation, there is doubt about the contribution of Faf duplesey.

Expectation in batting, weakness in spin

Still in batting, this team looks better because Jitesh Sharma's presence as Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Patidar, Livingstone and wicketkeeper-finisher strengthens the presence. But who is chosen from Devdutt Padikkal, Jacob Bathal and Tim David and how they perform, can prove to be decisive for the team.

However, the biggest challenge for the team is the spin department, in which no great wickets are seen. In his first season, Suyash Sharma definitely impressed but since then he has been neutralized. Apart from them, there are faces like Swapnil Singh and Krunal Pandya, but they will also be able to take wickets continuously, it is difficult to say.

The strongest aspect of RCB is seen as his fast bowling, in which Bhubaneswar is not only, as well as Australian veteran Josh Hazlewood has also returned. At the same time, there will be great expectations from Yash Dayal, which proved to be effective last season, which was retained this time.

Rasikh Salaam Dar can prove to be an important player for RCB, who has impressed a lot in small career. Also, South African Pesar Lungi Angidi is also there, but it is difficult to say how many opportunities they will get.

RCB's possible playing-11

Phil Soult, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal/Tim David, Rajat Patidar (Captain), Liam Livingston, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma. (Rasikh Salaam Dar- Impact Sub)

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