Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2025 Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) made a great comeback after a poor start. The team is now performing tremendously under the leadership of the new captain Rajat Patidar and has reached very close to the playoffs. This time, all -rounder Krunal Pandya has contributed significantly to the success of the team. He has performed brilliantly with both bat and ball.
Seeing this performance of Krunal, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has also been impressed. He has said that Krunal has the quality of leadership and the role of captaincy will fit them perfectly.
Gavaskar praised
In a conversation with Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “Krunal Pandya is a great player. He is a batting, bowling and fielding, active everywhere. People do not think of him for captaincy, but his way of thinking is very good and I think captaincy can be a right role for him.”
There was a consideration about captaincy in RCB
This season RCB decided to move forward without Faf du Plessis and gave the captaincy to Rajat Patidar. But Krunal Pandya’s name was also in discussion for captaincy. He has scored 97 runs this season and 13 important wickets have also been fought. Especially against Delhi Capitals (DC), his unbeaten 73 -run innings played a big role in the team’s victory.
RCB reached close to the playoffs
RCB started this season with a bang win against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and since then the team has been playing well. In the 10 matches played so far, the team has won 7 matches and is at number three in the points table with 14 points. Now the team needs only 2 points to reach the playoffs. His next competition is from Chennai Super Kings (CSK), where he can secure his place in the playoffs with a win.
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