IPL 2025 KKR vs RCB: Rajat Patidar VS Ajinkya Rahane, whose record is strong as captain, who will be heavy on whom

There is no longer longer to start IPL 2025. The season is to begin with the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore. In this match, there will be an interesting match between Ajinkya Rahane and Rajat Patidar. Both have been handed over the captaincy by the franchise before the start of the season and both eyes will be on giving the team the title. While Kolkata has handed over Rahane to the team, Bangalore surprised everyone by making Rajat Patidar captain.

How is Ajinkya Rahane’s captaincy record

If we talk about the record, Ajinkya Rahane has experience of captaincy in the IPL before, while this will be the first time for Rajat Patidar. Rahane captained Rajasthan Royals in 2018 in the IPL, where the team was successful in traveling to the playoffs. Rahane has captained 25 matches in the IPL, during which the team has won 9 matches while they have lost in 16. His win percentage as a captain is 36 percent.

If we talk about T20, Rahane has led the team in 53 matches and during this time the team has won 29 matches, while he has lost 24 times. Rahane’s win percentage in T20 is 55 percent as captain. Mumbai, led by Rahane, won the 2022 Mushkat Ali Trophy title.

Silver Patidar’s captaincy record

Rajat Patidar will be seen leading a team in the IPL for the first time. However, he has led the team before in T20 format. He took the team to the finals in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Patidar has captained 16 T20 matches and during this time he has won 12 matches, while the team has lost in 4. As a Captain Patidar’s win percentage is 75 percent.

Performance with bat as captain

As a captain, Rajat Patidar has scored 542 runs in 15 matches at an average of 41.7 and a strike rate of 165. Patidar has also scored 5 fifties during this period, while Rahane has scored 583 runs in 24 matches in IPL at an average of 25.3 and a strike rate of 122. Rahane has received two half -centuries from the bat.

Rahane’s fire for the last two years

Rahane remained in the news due to his batting for the last two years. Rahane has scored 568 runs in 23 innings in IPL since 2023 at a strike rate of 148. Top -order batsman Rahane has scored a strike rate of 155 in the powerplay, which is the third best among the players who have scored at least 250 runs in IPL since 2023. Rahane has also played for Kolkata before. In 2022, he scored 133 runs in 7 innings.

Syed Mushtaq Ali was burning Rajat Patidar and Ajinkya Rahane in the tournament 2024. Rahane was the highest run -scorer in the tournament. He scored 469 runs in 8 innings at an average of 58.6 and a strike rate of 165. While Patidar finished second in this list, who has scored 428 runs in 9 innings at an average of 61.1 and a strike rate of 186.

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