Gujarat Titans have made a new addition to their coaching staff ahead of the IPL 2025. Former Australian and franchise player Matthew Wade has been roped in by the team as an assistant coach for the next season of the league. 
Matthew Wade was part of the Gujarat Titans as a player for the last two seasons. The keeper-batter played a decent role for the team but didn't feature in the mega auction this time. It was expected that his time in the league would be over, but the franchise came up with a new role. 
Matthew Wade now will be joining head coach Ashish Nehra, batting coach Parthiv Patel, and assistant coaches Aashish Kapoor and Narender Negi in GT’s coaching staff. He, along with the coaching staff, would want to help the team win their second edition in the league. 
Matthew Wade didn't play many games in the IPL, but in the 12 games that he featured in, he played a decent role. The keeper-batter also was part of the title-winning run with the franchise and ended his career as an IPL winner, a feat that many greats don't have. 
<h2>Welcome back to the GT Dugout, Matthew Wade - Gujarat Titans' official statement </h2>
Gujarat Titans confirmed the signing of Matthew Wade as their assistant coach through their social media. They called the former Australia player a Champion and fighter, welcoming him back to the dugout. The statement read: 
“Champion. Fighter. Now our Assistant Coach! Welcome back to the GT Dugout, Matthew Wade!,"  
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Gujarat Titans didn't have the kind of season they would've wanted last year. Under the leadership of Shubman Gill, they finished in the bottom half of the table. However, with plenty of match winners this time around, they would be keen to win the title. 
The IPL 2025 is all set to begin from 22nd March with defending champions KKR taking on RCB in the tournament opener. Gujarat Titans will open their campaign against Punjab Kings on 25th March at the Narendra Modi International Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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Gujarat Titans have made a new addition to their coaching staff ahead of the IPL 2025.

The IPL 2025 is all set to begin from 22nd March with defending champions KKR taking on RCB in the tournament opener. Gujarat Titans will open their campaign against Punjab Kings on 25th March

IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans rope in this Australian star as their assistant coach

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Mumbai Indians have announced a replacement for the injured Lizard Williams ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The franchise has roped in South African all-rounder Corbin Bosch for the next edition of the tournament. 
Corbin Bosch will be joining Mumbai Indians, having repressed MI Capetown in the SA20 2024. The all-rounder played a key role in the franchise winning the tournament as he bagged 11 wickets in eight matches and also produced some brutal cameos down the order. 
Corbin Bosch will serve as a like-to-like replacement for Lizard Williams, who faced an injury recently. The all-rounder would be keen to carry on heroics from the SA20 2024 in the IPL and would be eager to help them lift their 6th title in the league. 
Corbin Bosch has been one of the best young all-rounders going in the South Africa Cricket. He recently made his debut for the team across formats. His numbers in T20s are decent as well as he has taken 59 wickets and has recorded a highest score of 81 with the bat.
<h2>"South African all-rounder Corbin Bosch has been signed by Mumbai Indians as a replacement for Lizaad Williams" - Mumbai Indians statement </h2>
Mumbai Indians confirmed the news ahead of the IPL 2025 on their social media platform. The franchise released the official statement and said: 
"South African all-rounder Corbin Bosch has been signed by Mumbai Indians as a replacement for Lizaad Williams, who has been ruled out of TATA IPL 2025 due to an injury.  Mumbai Indians wish Lizaad a speedy recovery and extend a warm welcome to Corbin into the OneFamily." 
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The IPL 2025 is all set to begin on 22nd March, with Kolkata Knight Riders taking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Mumbai Indians will open their campaign against Chennai Super Kings on 23rd March at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. 
Mumbai Indians finished last on the points table last year under the leadership of Hardik Pandya. The franchise would be hoping to make a strong comeback and lift their next title.

Corbin Bosch will be joining Mumbai Indians, having repressed MI Capetown in the SA20 2024.

Mumbai Indians have announced a replacement for the injured Lizard Williams ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians announce replacement of injured Lizaad Williams, South Africa star joins franchise

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The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), one of the sides with the largest fanbases in the history of the IPL, marked a surprising IPL auction by picking the majority of English players, though they didn’t opt to retain a single player from their previous editions. 
Having gone into the auction with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virat_Kohli" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virat Kohli</a>, Rajat Patidar, the newly assigned skipper for RCB in IPL 2025, and Yash Dayal as the only retained players, they included Englishmen like Phil Salt, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_Livingstone" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Liam Livingstone</a>, and Jacob Bethell in the side. 
Bethell, the young Englishman who was about to make his IPL debut with RCB this season, was ruled out owing to an injury he faced during the first ODI against India earlier this series. Bethell was largely doubtful of the IPL 2025; however, now he has been reported to be back and available for RCB in his first season. 
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<h2 dir="ltr">RCB’s best possible Playing 11 under skipper Rajat Patidar </h2>
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Virat Kohli will once again feature as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Challengers_Bengaluru" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RCB</a>’s star cricketer since he will lead their batting from the front, featuring at the top of the order.
The four possible overseas players who might feature in the playing 11 would include the likes of Phil Salt, the wicket-keeper batsman who was startled by his dominating performance for KKR last season. 
While Liam Livingstone and Tim David will be considered in the 11 alongside Jacob Bethell since Josh Hazlewood, the Australian speedster, was not considered owing to his supposed unavailability owing to injury. 
RCB Probable Playing 11: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar [C], Jacob Bethell, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, and Rasikh Dar.
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RCB all-rounder Jacob Bethell is likely to be back for IPL 2025

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have some good news ahead of IPL 2025; English all-rounder Jacob Bethell might be back

Good News for RCB ahead of IPL 2025 - Star English all-rounder confirms return from injury

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KKR Captain: Three-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), one of the most loved teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL), has announced their new captain for IPL 2025. They have appointed veteran batter Ajinkya Rahane as their new skipper for the upcoming edition of the tournament. At the same time, batting All-Rounder Venkatesh Iyer will be seen handling the vice captaincy duties. 
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Announcing the new captain, KKR CEO Venky Mysore said, "We are happy to have a person like Ajinkya (Rahane), who brings his experience and maturity as a leader. Also, Venkatesh Iyer has been a franchise player for KKR and has a lot of leadership qualities. We are confident that they will make a good combination when we start defending our title."
On receiving the captaincy of KKR, Ajinkya Rahane said, "It is an honor to lead Kolkata Knight Riders, one of the most successful franchises in the IPL. I think we have a great and balanced team. I am looking forward to working with everyone and taking on the challenge of defending our title".
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<h2>KKR won the title in IPL 2024, Shreyas Iyer was the captain</h2>
Let us tell you that Kolkata had won the title of IPL 2024 by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the final. KKR became the champion under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, but ahead of the IPL 2025 Mega auction, the franchise released Iyer, their champion captain. Everyone was surprised by this. Since then, the team has been looking for a new captain. IPL 2025 will start from March 22. Now KKR will be seen playing under the captaincy of Rahane.
It's going to be the second stint of Rahane with the Kolkata-based team, having previously played for them three years ago in 2022, when he only managed to score 133 runs in seven games at a strike rate of 103.90. 
Following that season, he joined CSK in 2023 and rejuvenated himself as he brought out his A game for the franchise, scoring 326 runs at a mind-blowing strike rate of 172.48. The following season of 2024 wasn't that good for the veteran though, as he wasn't able to maintain his explosive form and his strike rate dropped down to 123.46 after scoring just 242 runs. 
The veteran comes into the IPL 2025 season on the back of an outstanding batting performance for Mumbai in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024-25, where he was the highest run getter with 469 runs to his name at a strike rate of 164.56.
The 36-year-old is not new to captaining teams in the cash-rich T20 league, having led the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in 24 matches in 2018-19 and one match for the now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017. He was replaced as the skipper of RR midway through the 2019 edition of the tournament. 
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KKR Captain: Ajinkya Rahane has been appointed as the new skipper of the Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2025 | Image Credits: X (Sportskeeda and KKR)

KKR Captain: Just before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) franchise has made a big announcement. They have appointed Ajinkya Rahane as the new captain of the team. While Venkatesh Iyer has been given the vice-captaincy.

KKR Captain: the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) franchise has made a big announcement ahead of IPL 2025.  They have appointed Ajinkya Rahane as the new captain of the team while Venkatesh Iyer has been given the vice-captaincy.

IPL 2025: KKR appoint Ajinkya Rahane as their new captain, Venkatesh Iyer to be his deputy

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Former England captain and player Kevin Pietersen is all set to make his comeback in the IPL, not as a player but as a coach as he's set to join the Delhi Capitals (DC) as their mentor for IPL 2025. The 44-year-old will be partnering up with the likes of Matthew Mott (Assistant Coach), Hemang Badani (Head Coach), Venugopal Rao (Director of Cricket) and Munaf Patel (Bowling Coach) in the support staff of the franchise. 
The franchise, which made the official announcement on their application, has not appointed a captain yet for the upcoming season of the cash rich T20 league. 
This assignment with DC will be the first ever coaching assignment in the IPL for Pietersen. He last played in the cash rich t20 league nine years ago in 2016. The 44-year-old represented three IPL franchises from 2009 to 2016, including the Delhi based team and had even handled the captaincy duties for the team 17 times. 
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After captaining the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for a brief period of time in the 2009 edition of the IPL, he was appointed as the full time skipper of DC in 2014, where they finished at the last place, managing to secure just two wins in 14 contests.
The legendary English batter has also captained England 15 times, including the two-match Test Series versus the Indian National Cricket Team in 2008. Besides the IPL, the former right handed batter has also played in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and the Big Bash League (BBL). Overall, he has featured in 200 t20 matches, amassing a total of 5,695 runs at a decent average of 33.89 and a strike rate of 136.
The Delhi Capitals, who have qualified for the final of the IPL on just a single occasion in 2020, finished sixth in the overall standings last season and they went into this year's mega auction with one of the biggest purse among all the ten participating teams after releasing majority of their players and retaining the services of only Kuldeep Yadav, Abhishek Porel, Axar Patel and Tristan Stubbs. 
They added the likes of Harry Brook, former LSG skipper KL Rahul, Mitchell Starc and Faf du Plessis to their squad in the mega auction and overall, the team of DC is looking really strong.
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Kevin Pietersen has been appointed as the new mentor of DC for IPL 2025 | Image: X (Delhi Capitals)

For the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, which begins on March 21, the Delhi Capitals have appointed former England captain Kevin Pietersen as their mentor. Pietersen has a stellar career in every format and was once a player and captain for the team. The franchise is anticipated to benefit greatly from his experience and familiarity with the team.

The Delhi Capitals have appointed former England captain Kevin Pietersen as their mentor,  for the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, which begins on March 21

English legend Kevin Pietersen rejoins Delhi Capitals, appointed as the mentor for IPL 2025

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There's some great news for last season's runners-up Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) ahead of the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025). Captain of the team and elite bowler Pat Cummins has made his highly awaited return to the Cricket field after injury. He has resumed bowling and has started training as well. 
Cummins was retained by the Hyderabad-based team for 18 crore Indian rupees ahead of the Mega Auction. Under his leadership, the team made it to the final but they suffered a defeat versus the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Trophy deciding clash. 
<h2>He got injured during the BGT series</h2>
It's worth noting that the Australian Men's National Cricket Team will also be participating in the Final of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle versus South Africa in June of this year and the fitness of Cummins will be very important for that game. The 31-year-old has been out of action since the end of the 2024-25 Border Gavaskar Trophy versus India in January. 
He hurt his ankle during that series but carried on playing with the aim of helping his team lift the Border Gavaskar Trophy. However, he wasn't able to play in the Sri Lanka tour and Champions Trophy 2025 held in Pakistan after that. 
<h2>What did Pat Cummins say about his injury comeback? </h2>
Cummins is eager to get back on the field again and has revealed that he plans to make his highly-awaited comeback in IPL 2025. Speaking to the popular Cricket website ESPNCricinfo, the Australian skipper said, "My ankle is fine now. It has received a good amount of rest and it's improving gradually, which you don't get when you play a lot of matches. It's feeling as strong as before and I should be able to play in the IPL, that's the plan. So a few weeks of bowling in the nets, getting back to normal and in a better way, and then hopefully not having to worry about it for a while."
<h2>Cummins will be focussing more on Test Cricket</h2>
The 31-year-old is quite confident about building up his workload ahead of the IPL. He's also considering playing in four continuous Test matches, including the three-match Test Series versus the West Indies post the conclusion of the WTC Final. He may sit out of some ODI &amp; T20i matches with the main focus being completely fit for the all-important Ashes series versus England to be held in Australia later this year. 
He led SRH in a brilliant manner last year as his team performed amazingly well in the majority of the IPL matches last season except the Final. He participated in 16 games and took 18 wickets. He has dismissed 63 batters in 58 IPL matches so far.
Do Read:<a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/-chala-bhetu-wankhede-la-mumbai-indians-unveil-their-ipl-2025-jersey-with-an-emotional-message-from-captain-hardik-pandya/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> 'Chala bhetu!, Wankhede la!': Mumbai Indians unveil their IPL 2025 jersey with an emotional message from captain Hardik Pandya</a>

SRH skipper Pat Cummins celebrates his side's eighth win of IPL 2024 | Image: Getty Images

Pat Cummins, Australia's captain and right-arm seamer, has started bowling again in preparation for the 2025 Indian Premier League and World Test Championship (WTC) final against South Africa.

GOOD NEWS FOR SUNRISERS HYDERABAD, Captain Pat Cummins confirms he should be fine for the IPL 2025.

Good news for Sunrisers Hyderabad! Captain Pat Cummins resumes bowling ahead of IPL 2025

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The official schedule of the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League, IPL 2025 has been revealed and reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be seen squaring off versus Rajat Patidar-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the opening match of the upcoming season at Kolkata's Eden Gardens Stadium on the 22nd of March. 
Not only this, the first game between the two biggest rivals in the history of the tournament, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) &amp; Mumbai Indians (MI) will also be played in the first week of the IPL as the two rivals will be taking on each other at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai on the 23rd of March. But, ahead of this exciting encounter, there's some bad news for the MI Fans. Skipper Hardik Pandya won't get the chance to feature in the EL Clasico in Chennai
<h3>Why will Hardik Pandya miss the match versus CSK in Chepauk? </h3>
The 31-year-old Hardik will miss the contest versus Chennai in Chepauk because he has been banned for one match. Therefore, the Mumbai-based team will have to take on the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led team without the services of their skipper in the team's opening encounter of IPL 2025. 
Now the question which arises here is, why has Hardik been handed a one-match ban? The previous edition of the cash-rich T20 league was a horrible one for the 31-year-old both as a captain &amp; as a player for the Mumbai Indians. In the team's final match of the previous season versus LSG, the over rate of the Hardik Pandya-led MI was very low.
<h2>Why was Hardik Pandya banned?</h2>
Last season, Hardik was found guilty of having a slow over-rate with MI thrice. His team failed to bowl all the overs on time on three occasions. In accordance to the rules of the IPL, if any team is found guilty of having a slow over-rate thrice in a season, then their captain will be suspended for one match and that's why, the 31-year-old was banned for one match after repeating the same mistake for the third time in a match last season. 
But Mumbai was eliminated from the tournament by the time he got punished, so he did not get the chance to serve this punishment. Now his team's first match in IPL 2025 is against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and he will have to serve his ban in this game. So he will not be able to play this match.
Junior Pandya had a horrific outing with the Mumbai Indians (MI) in IPL 2024. Under his leadership, the five time winners suffered defeats in 10 games out of 14 in the group stage phase and to make matters even more worse, they finished at the bottom of the table with just four wins to their name. 
At the same time, after Rohit Sharma was stripped off the captaincy role, Hardik also had to face the wrath of the fans. Not only this, he wasn't given the chance to breathe a sigh of relief even in the final game of the season as the boos took over the entire Wankhede Stadium. With the 31-year-old suspended for the opening game versus CSK, the MI team management will now have to look for alternate captaincy options.

Hardik Pandya of Mumbai Indians watches on as the toss is delayed by rain | Image Credits: Getty Images

MI skipper Hardik Pandya was handed a match ban by the IPL governing council after he was guilty of having a slow over-rate thrice in a single season last year. Due to this, he won't be featuring in the match in Chennai versus CSK

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya will not get the chance to play in his team's opening match of IPL 2025 versus arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings due to being suspended for one game by the IPL governing council

IPL 2025: Why Captain Hardik Pandya will miss MI's opening match vs CSK at the Chepauk, EXPLAINED

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Five-time IPL winners and the joint most successful team in the history of the competition, Mumbai Indians have unveiled their new Jersey for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season on Friday, 21st of February. Skipper Hardik Pandya shared a heartfelt message to fans of the franchise and promised to uphold the proud legacy of the Mumbai-based team along with the core members of the team Jasprit Bumrah, Tilka Varma, Rohit Sharma &amp; Suryakumar Yadav. 
The skipper said, "Dear MI Paltan, the year 2025 is our chance to bring the legacy where it truly belongs. With the iconic blue &amp; gold colors on jersey, we will be taking the field by storm to Play like Mumbai. This is not just our jersey, it's a promise to you. Chala bhetu, Wankhede Stadium la (Let's meet at the Wankhede Stadium)!"
The jersey of the franchise retains the iconic blue &amp; gold combinations of the essence of Mumbai Indians. The Blue color represents confidence, trust, and the boundless potential of the team while the gold color signifies achievements, glor,y and the unwavering quest for excellence. 
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<h3>The EL Clasico of the IPL to be played in the first week of IPL 2025</h3>
The two joint most successful teams in the history of the IPL, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) &amp; Mumbai Indians (MI) will be squaring off versus each other on the 23rd of March at the iconic M.A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. 
Then, the arch-rivals will meet once again on the 20th of April at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Hardik Pandya-led team will face off versus CSK, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Gujarat Titans (GT), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and the Delhi Capitals (DC) twice during the league phase of IPL 2025. In the previous season, the five-time winners finished at the bottom of the table, with just eight points to their name in 14 matches. 
Ahead of the upcoming edition of the cash-rich T20 league, Mumbai has roped in Afghanistan's off-spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman as a replacement for the injured Allah Ghazanfar. The franchise announced this decision on their official social media handles on the 16th of February, Sunday after it was confirmed by the Afghanistan Cricket Board that the 17-year-old mystery spinner was ruled out of IPL 2025 due to L4 vertebra fracture.
Do Read: <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/ipl-2025-why-captain-hardik-pandya-will-miss-mi-s-opening-match-vs-csk-at-the-chepauk-explained/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPL 2025: Why Captain Hardik Pandya will miss MI's opening match vs CSK at the Chepauk, EXPLAINED</a>

The jersey of the Mumbai Indians for IPL 2025 | Image Credits: X (Mumbai Indians)

Mumbai Indians, the five-time IPL champions, presented their jersey for IPL 2025 on Friday, as they seek their sixth title following a poor season in IPL 2024.

'Chala bhetu!, Wankhede la!': Mumbai Indians unveil their IPL 2025 jersey with an emotional message from captain Hardik Pandya

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In what will be a massive boost for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), captain Pat Cummins is all set to play the IPL 2025. The Australia skipper will be making his comeback from the injury through the cash-rich league, which is all set to begin on 22nd March. 
Australia captain Pat Cummins has been out of action ever since the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 concluded. The fast bowler faced the ankle injury during the last game of the series and missed the Test series against Sri Lanka due to the same and also he and his wife welcomed their second child. 
Things got even worse for Australia and Pat Cummins after the skipper was ruled out of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy with the same injury. In his absence, Steve Smith has been named as the captain of the team, and his absence surely will be a big blow for the team. 
With Pat Cummins missing the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, there have been a lot of speculations if the fast bowler is fit to play the IPL 2025 or not. However, he himself confirmed that he will be fit before the league starts, and his aim is to make a comeback through the tournament. 
<h2>That’s the aim at this stage – start bowling over the next week or so, building up, and should be right for IPL - Pat Cummins </h2>
Pat Cummins stressed that playing in the IPL 2025 will be a great build-up for him ahead of the ICC World Test Championship final. While speaking to Cricket Australia, the Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper stated: 
“That’s the aim. “It’s four overs in T20s. So physically it’s quite a nice build up for the World Test Championship final, and then the Test matches after that. That’s the aim at this stage – start bowling over the next week or so, building up, and should be right for IPL. 
“It’s probably just making sure you’re still bowling quite a few balls (during the IPL). The good thing about a T20 tournament is the intensity is really high, so that obviously helps quite a bit.” 
Pat Cummins was one of the major reasons behind the success of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last year. It was under his leadership that the franchise reached the final of the tournament before losing the final to Kolkata Knight Riders. The pacer led from the front as he picked wickets in all games and also scored crucial runs.
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Pat Cummins to be fit for IPL 2025 {PC:X}

Australia captain Pat Cummins has been out of action ever since the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 concluded.

In what will be a massive boost for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), captain Pat Cummins is all set to play the IPL 2025

Pat Cummins ruled out of IPL 2025? Star pacer breaks silence on his injury

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) mentor Dinesh Karthik has mentioned why they picked Rajat Patidar as the captain for the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025). He mentioned that the batter's leadership skills for Madhya Pradesh forced them to pick him as leader. 
RCB recently made a bombshell announcement ahead of the IPL 2025. Young batter Rajat Patidar was appointed as captain of the team and the decision came as a big surprise. This was because many expected Virat Kohli to take over the leadership of the team for the next few seasons. 
Several reports claimed that Virat Kohli will be taking over the leadership of the RCB in the IPL 2025 as the batter himself has expressed his desire to take over the captaincy. However, this wasn't the case as Rajat Patidar got a nod ahead of him for the role. 
Rajat Patidar has been an integral part of the RCB for the last few seasons. Apart from Virat Kohli, he has been the only India batter in the franchise who has looked solid. He also has been getting the backing of management which in itself is a big thing for him. 
<h2>The way he led Madhya Pradesh during the domestic season was fantastic - Dinesh Karthik on making Rajat Patidar as RCB skipper for IPL 2025 </h2>
With Rajat Patidar being picked over Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik, who is the mentor of RCB, said that they backed Patidar because they were impressed with the way he led Madhya Pradesh in the domestic circuit. He also added that they wanted to give captaincy to someone who is future as it is a fresh cycle. Speaking on Cricbuzz, he said: 
“The way he led Madhya Pradesh during the domestic season was fantastic. A lot of good things players had to say about the way he led the team. So that really encouraged us, and we wanted a new leader considering it’s a fresh group of players and it’s going to be a fresh cycle as well. These two things prompted us to make Rajat our captain." 
Rajat Patidar showed great leadership skills during the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 for Madhya Pradesh. He led from from the front as scored 428 runs with a strike rate of 186.08 and an average of 61.14 in 10 matches, taking his team to the final.
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