After the highly competitive match in New Raipur, against the Mumbai Indians (MI) on May 10, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Rajat Patidar was spotted with Rohit Sharma. Both of them had a brief chat after the match when Rajat Patidar was like an ardent listener of Sharma.
It is widely known that the RCB captain is a fan of the former Mumbai Indians’ captain. Naturally, after the match, when the rivalry was over. Patidar did not miss the opportunity to have a brief chat with the favorite cricketer. It is claimed that Patidar might have received some captaincy tips from the legend of the Mumbai Indians.
Rohit Sharma with Rajat Patidar after match giving him some tips.❤️ pic.twitter.com/rJRDbkXHNV
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Key Points
- Rajat Patidar was spotted having a brief chat with Rohit Sharma after RCB’s win over Mumbai Indians.
- The RCB captain is known to be a huge admirer of Rohit Sharma’s leadership.
- Fans speculated that Rohit may have shared captaincy advice with Patidar after the match.
RCB skipper Rajat Patidar is a certified Rohit Sharma fan
At the beginning of April this year, Rajat Patidar faced a rapid-fire round of question-and-answer video in a Cricbuzz video. In his set of questions, Patidar was asked to name his all-time favorite captain in the Indian Premier League.
Without making any delay, he named Rohit Sharma as his favorite captain over the legends like MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli. Cricket fans were surprised as he did not mention his teammate Virat Kohli’s name in response. For Patidar, Rohit is the best captain, and Virat Kohli is the best batter in the history of the league.
Captaincy records of Dhoni, Rohit, and Virat in IPL:
|
Player (Captain) |
Matches |
Won |
Lost |
NR |
Result % |
|
MS Dhoni |
235 |
136 |
97 |
2 |
58.36 |
|
Rohit Sharma |
158 |
87 |
67 |
0 |
56.32 |
|
Virat Kohli |
143 |
66 |
70 |
4 |
48.56 |
Who is the best captain in the league?
Who is the best captain between Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni? The question remains among the cricket fans as both of them claimed 5 IPL titles each during their captaincy periods. If we take a look at the stats of captain Dhoni, Sharma, and Kohli, then it will help to judge who has the better win ratio in the league.
According to the stats, MS Dhoni has the best win percentage as the captain, who is generally considered the Chennai Super Kings legend, but also guided the Rising Pune Supergiants in the past. The 44-year-old keeper-batter has a win ratio of 58.36 as the skipper after playing 235 matches. Rohit Sharma’s win ratio as the Mumbai Indians captain is 56.32, after leading the team in 158 IPL games.
Virat Kohli had a decent captaincy spell with RCB
Under the leadership of Virat Kohli, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru used to play a very exciting brand of cricket. Kohli was the official captain of the RCB in the IPL from 2013 to 2021. During this tenure, he led the team to the playoffs multiple times, notably finishing as runners-up in the 2016 season.
He stepped down after the 2021 season. In this time frame, Kohli earned a win ratio of 48.56 after leading the team in 143 IPL matches. However, unlike Dhoni or Rohit, RCB did not win a single trophy under the leadership of Virat Kohli.
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