Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Rajat Patidar joined the franchise’s camp ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) resumption from May 17 with the match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Rajat’s arrival comes as a sigh of relief for the RCB fans, amidst reports he was set to miss the remainder of the IPL 2025 due to a finger injury, which he sustained during the home fixture against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on May 3.
As per ESPNCricinfo, he was recommended to use a splint to safeguard the finger and avoid training for a minimum of 10 days before evaluating the injury. IPL 2025 was temporarily suspended due to cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan.
RCB’s official X handle posted a picture of Rajat and along with Jitesh’s arrival, captioned, “Captain Rajat and his partner-in-crime Jitesh are back at base, ready to light up the remainder of #IPL2025 with the same swag, same intent, and more fire! Let’s wish them the best in the comments, 12th Man Army!.”
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Captain 𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐭 and his partner-in-crime 𝐉𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐡 are back at base, ready to light up the remainder of #IPL2025 with the same swag, same intent, and more fire! 🔥
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 15, 2025
Let’s wish them the best in the comments, 12th Man Army! 🔽
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