Former Indian cricketer smelled analyst Akash Chopra with some dishonesty in the claim of Mo Bobat’s feast, which identifies the silver Patidar as the next RCB captain since the match in Dharmashala in IPL 2024.
Royal Challengers Bangalore claimed that she plays her captain Rajat Patidar after seeing her during the last year, before handing over to the baton of one of the world’s most favorite and highly valuable franchisees in the world.
Patidar was never seen as a captain in any tournament played by 2024, but was appointed captain by Madhya Pradesh for the domestic season, while the next royal challenges also decided to bring him as the captain of the side for the IPL 2025 season, despite being several senior players in the team.
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Rajat Patidar has been quoted as captain since ‘IPL 2024’- a massive revelation
In a recent special interview with Cricbuzz, Cricket RCB Director Mo Bobat has highlighted the team’s much -awaited step to hand over Silver Patidar as the captain of the side for IPL 2025.
RCB surprised everyone with only three players, released the choice of their most reliable players, while they did not even shake an inch to bid to achieve any player who could be suitable in the role of captain.
Rajat Patidar, however, despite not being an untold Indian player, was maintained in favor, making it clear that the management had some plans for the MP Star. Bobat recently confirmed that his inclusion was not a post-auction gambling, but a well thought out step.
“His idea as Captain first came to Dharamasala in 2024. From there, he was naked to lead an MP in domestic cricket, tracked through Smit, where he impressed his peacefully under pressure before handing the baton, “Mo Bobat was quoted as a cricbuzz.
Akash Chopra identifies discrepancies in Mo Bobat’s claims
A franchise cannot probably ‘elbow’ to anyone to lead in ‘domestic cricket’. Correct??
One can understand whether one is the captain of the experienced state team and is asked to continue (in the case, he has again offered captaincy by the state team). Silver was the first captain among the MP.
– Akash Chopra (@cricketaasash) August 22, 2025
However, the former Indian cricketer claimed discrepancies in the statement released by analyst Akash Chopra, as he wanted clarity to ‘naked’ someone to lead the ‘domestic state cricket team’.
“A franchise can probably not ‘elbow’ to anyone to lead in ‘domestic cricket’. Okay ??” He claimed.
Chopra claimed that before this Rajat Patidar was never captained by the Madhya Pradesh state team, so how can RCB plan such a step in advance? “Mathematics is not doing mathematics,” Chopra claimed.
Akash Chopra said, “One can understand if a person is the captain of an experienced state team and is asked to continue (in the case, he has again offered captaincy by the state team). The silver was the first captain in the silver MP,” Akash Chopra said.
Rajat Patidar waited for an India T20I selection despite IPL Triumph
Despite his abundance with Royal Challengers Bangalore, he has failed to make sufficient promise to choose an Indian team in the smallest format of the silver game. The Indian team, however, now looks very pack for any new entry; However, the batsman should maintain his good work.
The first title for RCB is also considered to lead the franchise for the upcoming season. He will look at a selection call before the start of the preparation of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.
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