RCB star Rajat Patidar formally introduced as captain

The 31-year-old Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Madhya Pradesh batter Rajat Patidar has formally been appointed because the captain of his staff for a marquee match.

Rajat Patidar has been handed over the captaincy accountability by the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Affiliation to steer the staff within the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024.

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Rajat Patidar set to steer a star-studded Madhya Pradesh Crew

The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is a home T20 cricket championship and it’s named after former Take a look at cricketer Syed Mushtaq Ali.

The inaugural version of the competitors was gained by the Dinesh Karthik-led Tamil Nadu within the 2006-07 season, and Crew Punjab gained the earlier version of the competitors (2023) and shall be heading into the upcoming match as defending champions.

Syed Mushtaq Ali 2024 will start on Saturday, November 23, and Madhya Pradesh shall be taking up Mizoram of their opening conflict. Rajat Patidar can have a giant accountability on his shoulders to steer the star-studded line-up to the title, as MP are but to clinch the SMAT championship.

Apart from Rajat Patidar, Crew Madhya Pradesh options star gamers like Venkatesh Iyer, Avesh Khan, Kumar Kartikeya, and Harpreet Singh.

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Rajat Patidar retained by RCB

Rajat Patidar was among the many three gamers that the Royal Challengers Bengaluru retained forward of the Indian Premier League 2025 mega public sale in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 24 and 25.

Virat Kohli was the highest retention of the franchise for INR 21 crore, and Rajat Patidar was the second retention for INR 11 crore. Additionally, RCB stored Yash Dayal of their squad for INR 5 crore as he was retained within the uncapped class.

General, they’ve spent INR 37 crore and have a remaining purse of INR 83 crore. They are going to be getting into the mega public sale with three Proper-To-Match playing cards of their bag.

There are excessive possibilities of Royal Challengers Bengaluru utilizing their Proper-to-Match (RTM) card for the star pacer Mohammed Siraj as he has been a member of the franchise for a really very long time. Different gamers for whom they’ll use their RTM are Glenn Maxwell and Will Jacks.

Who’re the opposite captains within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024?

The upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy shall be a mini-IPL as a number of star cricketers shall be seen in motion within the marquee T20 match.

The IPL-winning captain Shreyas Iyer shall be main Crew Mumbai, whereas the Chennai Tremendous skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad would be the captain of Crew Maharashtra.

The Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson shall be main Kerela whereas Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Krunal Pandya, Tilak Varma, and Shahrukh Khan shall be serving because the skippers of Uttar Pradesh, Baroda, Hyderabad, and Tamil Nadu.

Additionally, Vidarbha, Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Delhi shall be led by Jitesh Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Mayank Agarwa,l and Ayush Badoni.

Full record of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy winners: