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Rajat Patidar and the conversation that predicted RCB’s future | Cricket News

Rajat Patidar and the conversation that predicted RCB’s future | Cricket News

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Before taking over as captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Rajat Patidar, in a casual conversation with a friend, had wondered whether he could be the man to break their IPL title jinx. “Kya pata mein captaan banoo aur RCB jeet jaye (Who knows, I become captain and RCB wins),” childhood friend Abhishek Pathrod remembers what the Madhya Pradesh batsman had said. Patidar may or may not have the ability to see the future, but he has indeed led RCB to back-to-back titles after suffering repeated heartbreaks over the previous 17 seasons. The conversation took place after the franchise had offered him captaincy, a left-field decision as Patidar hadn’t even led at the domestic level. ‘We are seeing you as a captain from next season, the franchise had told him at the end of the 2024 season, something the unassuming cricketer wasn’t expecting. Patidar was given some time to consider the offer. “So, when he came home, I told him that he should definitely do it,” recalls Pathrod. However, Patidar didn’t rush to a decision …

Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals Predicted XI, Full Squad, Captain & Players List

Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals Predicted XI, Full Squad, Captain & Players List

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GT vs RR IPL 2026 Qualifier 2 Playing 11, Squad, Captain & Players List Today Match Updates: Reeling from a one-sided defeat against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL Qualifier, Gujarat Titans will lock horns with a confident Rajasthan Royals who trounced Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator. With the prodigal Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in blistering form and GT bowlers far from their best in the match against RCB, Shubman Gill and Co will probably look to make at least one change. That could come in the form of Arshad Khan being reinstated in the starting lineup in place of Kulwant Khejroliya, who inexplicably got the nod in the match against RCB despite not playing a single match in the group stage. As for Rajasthan, they are unlikely to tinker with their lineup and will go full steam ahead in the bid to book their place in the IPL final against Bengaluru on Sunday. GT vs RR IPL 2026 Qualifier 2 Playing XIIs Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Nishant Sindhu, Washington …

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Predicted XI, Full Squad, Captain & Players List

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Predicted XI, Full Squad, Captain & Players List

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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) IPL 2026 Eliminator Playing 11, Squad, Captain & Players List Today Match Updates: Rajasthan Royals face Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator of the 2026 Indian Premier League in Mullanpur on Wednesday. Both sides possess explosive opening batters but while Sunrisers Hyderabad possess a pace attack that has proved to be a many-headed Hydra, Rajasthan Royals’ fortunes in that department has been largely dependent on how good a day Jofra Archer is having. RR are also nursing a few injuries, most prominently captain Riyan Parag and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. They would be hoping Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal, or at least either one of them, can get them off to a flying start while Archer picks a few early wickets, which was crucial for their win over Mumbai Indians that confirmed a spot in the playoffs for them. Nandre Burger and Brijesh Sharma too have been impressive in patches, operating in all phases of the game. Young leg-spinner Yash Raj Punja has emerged as the lead spinner ahead of …

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans Predicted XI, Full Squad, Captain & Players List

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans Predicted XI, Full Squad, Captain & Players List

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IPL 2026 Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Gujarat Titans (GT) Qualifier 1 Playing 11, Squad, Captain & Players List Today Match Updates: It’s time for the IPL playoffs and in Qualifier 1 it will be defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) facing up against the Gujarat Titans (GT). Both sides have been among the more consistent teams for more of this season, with RCB staying in the top four for most of the league stage and GT recovering from a slow start to become one of the most formidable outfits. RCB’s higher consistency is reflected in the fact that they finished the league stage top of the pile and it is also fair that GT finished second only on the basis of their net run rate as they looked truly unflappable once their key players hit the groove. Both sides have also found success with somewhat contrasting approach to their batting. RCB have only ramped up their big-hitting ways from last season. GT, on the other hand, have shown that you don’t necessarily have to …

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals Predicted XI, Full Squad, Captain & Players List

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals Predicted XI, Full Squad, Captain & Players List

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2 min readUpdated: May 24, 2026 11:36 AM IST IPL 2026 Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) Playing 11, Squad, Captain & Players List Today Match Updates: Whether Kolkata Knight Riders’ match against Delhi Capitals is a dead rubber or not could be decided only during the early exchanges of the game itself at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, as the result in Rajasthan Royals’ game against Mumbai Indians earlier in the day becomes clearer. If RR beat MI, then it doesn’t matter what KKR do against DC, they are out of the race for the playoffs. If MI win, though, KKR have only an outside chance to go through. They need a dominant win over DC to topple Punjab Kings from fourth spot. Technically, DC also have a chance at making it to the playoffs but their margin of victory has to be so absurdly huge for that it is impossible for them to make it for all practical means and purposes. KKR vs DC Predicted XIIs: Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted XII: Ajinkya …

Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals Predicted XI, Full Squad, Captain & Players List

Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals Predicted XI, Full Squad, Captain & Players List

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IPL 2026 Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) Playing 11, Squad, Captain & Players List Today Match Updates: With their fate squarely in their hands, Rajasthan Royals have just a simple equation against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede on Sunday– win and go to the play-offs. With Mumbai having nothing to lose, it’ll be interesting to see how freely they play at their home ground against a free-scoring Rajasthan. Coming to teams selection, Rajasthan will be sweating over the fitness of their regular captain Riyan Parag and allrounder Ravindra Jadeja who as confirmed on Saturday were suffering from niggles. But Rajasthan will be optimistic that the two can take the field in such a crucial encounter. If they do make it back, they’ll slot in straight into the playing XIs. For Mumbai, already eliminated from play-offs contention, are playing their last match of the season in front of their home crowd and will be hoping to finish on a high. With hardik Pandya set to lead after making his return vs Kolkata Knight Riders …

Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings Predicted XI, Full Squad, Captain & Players List

Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings Predicted XI, Full Squad, Captain & Players List

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IPL 2026 Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS) Playing 11, Squad, Captain & Players List Today Match Updates: Punjab Kings have undergone the kind of collapse this season that could be a contender for one of the greatest ever in the history of the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) league stage and their destruction could be complete if they lose to the Lucknow Super Giants on Saturday. Even a victory wouldn’t be enough to guarantee a spot in the top four at the end of all the league matches but that is the bare minimum they need to stay in the race. All this for a team that had not lost any of their first seven games and looked a shoo-in for a playoff spot even before the last quarter of the league stage began, perhaps even a top-placed finish. The wheels have come off quite spectacularly for PBKS but on Saturday, they will be up against a team who is probably the only one having a worse time than them with regards to …

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Predicted XI, Full Squad, Captain & Players List

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Predicted XI, Full Squad, Captain & Players List

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IPL 2026 Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Playing 11, Squad, Captain & Players List Today Match Updates: RCB and SRH, the two teams that began the season in a pulsating clash in Bengaluru, will lock horns once again in a high-stakes match in Hyderabad on Friday. With both teams placed comfortably in the top three, there’s still something to be won in that a Qualifier 1 place is up for grabs tonight. RCB will aim to continue their dominant run and the team is expected to receive a big boost in the return of Rajat Patidar. Meanwhile, on a high-scoring strip in Hyderabad, hosts SRH are likely to stick to their tried-and-test composition comprising multiple seamers. Predicted XIIs RCB predicted XII: Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Salam Dar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood SRH predicted XII: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Salil Arora, Smaran Ravichandran, Pat Cummins (c), Shivang Kumar, …

Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings Predicted XI, Full Squad, Captain & Players List

Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings Predicted XI, Full Squad, Captain & Players List

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IPL 2026 Gujarat Titans (GT) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Playing 11, Squad, Captain & Players List Today Match Updates: Shubman Gill’s Gujarat Titans will lock horns with Ruturaj Gaikwad’s Chennai Super Kings in match 66 on Thursday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. While the hosts have already qualified for the playoffs, the visitors have not yet and need to win to stay in contention. The big looming question for the Super Kings, though, is whether MS Dhoni returns to the side. He was with the squad for CSK’s previous game against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The question that remains to be seen is whether he will start. Apart from that, another change could be adding an extra pacer to the side, as the Ahmedabad surface has been quite helpful to seamers this season. Gujarat, on the other hand, played an exceptional game against SRH when they were last at home, but suffered a humbling defeat against the Kolkata Knight Riders on a wicket outside their comfort zone. Since they have already qualified, they can …