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Madhya Pradesh Hand Over Captaincy to Rajat Patidar Ahead of New Domestic Season
Rajat Patidar, All Format Captain: Rajat Patidar was first tried as captain during last season's Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Under his captaincy, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) became IPL champions for the first time.
Rajat Patidar has been named captain of the Madhya Pradesh side in all formats prior to the 2025-26 domestic season, which starts with the Ranji Trophy, which starts on October 15. Rajat Patidar, 32, takes over as captain from Shubham Sharma. Patidar was named captain by Madhya Pradesh Director of Cricket Chandrakant Pandit.
Rajat Patidar was initially experimented as a captain in the previous season's Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. As captain, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) became IPL champions for the first time. Madhya Pradesh made it to the final under his captaincy, where they were defeated by Mumbai.
Rajat Patidar has been a stellar captain since winning the IPL title. He recently led Central Zone to the Duleep Trophy title for the first time since 2014-15. Recently, Patidar led the Rest of India team in the Irani Cup, which included notable names like Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Abhimanyu Easwaran. However, his team lost to Vidarbha by 93 runs in that match.
