Royal Challengers Bangalore have introduced a new captain in the 15th season of IPL, Faf Du Plessis, The former South African captain is leading the team after the resignation of Virat Kohli from the role. The choice of captain looks for a few season meanwhile, the franchise will groom a young captain. Rajat Patidar Replaces Luvnith Sisodia In RCB’s Squad.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore have played two matches so far in the season. While they lost their first encounter against Punjab Kings, They beat Kolkata Knight Riders immediately in the next game. Wanindu Hasaranga was the star for RCB against KKR as he ended up taking 4 wickets.
Royal Challengers Bangalore squad :
Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, Faf du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Josh Hazlewood, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Behrendorff, Suyash Prabhudessai, Chama Milind, Aneeshwar Gautam, Karn Sharma, David Willey, Siddharth Kaul, Rajat Patidar
RCB update on replacement, Rajat Patidar Replaces Luvnith Sisodia In RCB’s Squad
The Bangalore based franchise officially confirmed on twitter that right-hand batsman, Rajat Patidar will replace Luvnith Sisodia for the remainder of the season. The announcement was made through their twitter handle.
Luvnith Sisodia, The wicket-keeper batsman from Karnataka is ruled out of the remainder of the league as he suffered an injury. The franchise officially confirmed that the 22-year-old has suffered an injury.
Rajat Patidar, The right-hand batsman was the part of the same franchise for the last season of IPL. However, He played just 4 games in the season. Patidar managed to score 71 runs in those matches with an average of 17.8.
Here’s the official statement from RCB .
“We’re glad to welcome Rajat Patidar back into the RCB camp for the remainder of IPL 2022. He replaces the injured Luvnith Sisodia, who will continue to be in the RCB bio bubble to complete his rehab.”
Official tweet from RCB :
🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
We’re glad to welcome Rajat Patidar back into the RCB camp for the remainder of #IPL2022. He replaces the injured Luvnith Sisodia, who will continue to be in the RCB bio bubble to complete his rehab. #PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #IPL2022 #RCB #ನಮ್ಮRCB pic.twitter.com/2K17iCZIen
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) April 3, 2022
The franchise will lock horns with the Sanju Samson-led Rajathan Royal on April 5, In their third game of the season. RCB will look to continue the momentum that they got from the game against Kolkata Knight Riders.