IPL 2022: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Sign Up Rajat Patidar As Replacement For Luvnith Sisodia

IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore has signed up Madhya Pradesh cricketer Rajat Patidar as a replacement for the injured Luvnith Sisodia for the remainder of the season. The extent of Sisodia’s injury is unknown so far, however, RCB has named his replacement for the season.

Rajat Patidar plays for Madhya Pradesh in domestic cricket. So far he has played 31 T20s and has 861 runs against his name with the help of 7 half-centuries. He made his debut in the IPL for RCB in IPL 2021 but was released ahead of the mega auction.

The franchise has played two matches so far in their IPL 2022 campaign losing one and winning one. They beat Kolkata Knight Riders to register their first win of the season. Ahead of the start of the season, they announced Faf du Plessis as the skipper of the season. RCB paid seven crores to rope him in at the mega auction and had no hesitation to appoint him as the skipper ahead of the new season.

The side has played two matches in the season so far losing their first game against Punjab Kings while winning their second against KKR.

They will take on Rajasthan Royals next on April 5 at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. The Royals have won both their games defending and is the only team to do so in this edition of the IPL.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) IPL 2022 Complete Squad

Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, Faf du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Josh Hazlewood, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Behrendorff, Suyash Prabhudessai, Chama Milind, Aneeshwar Gautam, Karn Sharma, David Willey, Siddharth Kaul, Rajat Patidar

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