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Patidar’s RCB Absence stunned fans at the toss for IPL 2025’s Match 65, where Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Pat Cummins was joined by Jitesh Sharma, not Rajat Patidar, leading Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Jitesh Sharma’s Captaincy emerged as RCB vie for a top-two spot, with Patidar’s RCB Absence shifting focus to this IPL 2025 Toss Surprise, impacting RCB’s Top-Two Bid.
However, since SRH has already been eliminated, this game is meaningless to them.
When the coin was tossed, Jitesh chose to field because he was lucky. Jitesh disclosed in the conversation with Ravi Shastri that Patidar is not entirely out of the game and may return as the Impact Player at a later time.
He also disclosed that Mayank Agarwal had replaced Devdutt Padikkal as the team’s new player.
“We aim to top the table, and we have raised the bar. We don’t sit back and do nothing. Our goal is to win the playoffs. A positive environment and cricket culture have been established as a result of the seniors’ handling of the juniors. Cricket is always enjoyable for RCB. “We want to win every game,” Jitesh stated.
Bombay Sport Exchange Ep 5: Shane Watson on how IPL gave him a lifeline & his tribute to Phil Hughes”Rajat is the impact player. Mayank is going to replace Padikkal,” he added.
Why Patidar’s RCB Absence? Who’s Leading RCB
Sunrisers Hyderabad made three significant changes for IPL 2025’s Match 65 despite the commotion surrounding Patidar’s RCB absence. Travis Head made his COVID-19 Recovery debut after missing the previous game due to a COVID-19 diagnosis. The addition of Abhinav Manohar and Jaydev Unadkat to the lineup supports SRH’s lineup changes against RCB, where Patidar’s RCB absence takes center stage.
We have been playing well in the last few games. The ceiling of our side is pretty high. I am feeling good, thanks. Shami and I have been bowling, getting our workloads up,” Cummings stated.
Playing XI for Royal Challengers Bengaluru:
Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Jitesh Sharma (w/c), Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Lungi Ngidi, and Suyash Sharma
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs:
Rajat Patidar, Rasikh Dar Salam Manoj Bhandage, Swapnil Singh
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI):
Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, and Eshan Malinga are the Sunrisers Hyderabad starting lineup.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Impact Subs:
Mohammad Shami, Harsh Dubey, Sachin Baby, Zeeshan Ansari, Simarjeet Singh.
