RCBS Rajat Patidar mix leaves fans with their heads

A photo of the changed sheet, in which Suyash Patidar replaces, appeared on social media. Stationers have also updated their team graphics to reflect the change.

Rajat Patidar, the appointed captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), did not take responsibility again on Tuesday, May 27th, in her high-stakes match against LuckNow Super Giants (LSG).

Instead, Jitesh Sharma went to the throw and decided to go first. He explained that due to a finger injury, which also fell as a impact player during the innings of the previous game against Sunriser Hyderabad.

Confusion in the official team leaf cocks the eyebrows

Despite Sharma’s clarification, Patidar’s name appeared in RCB’s official XI for bowling first. Broadcasters also placed him in the line -up, but he did not come to the field. This pointed out an obvious confusion of the team management when submitting the official leaf.

“We will appear at first. Looks like a good wicket, we will want to follow. Rajat patidar is our impact player. You want to win you and create them in top-2. Tim David misses Liam.

Okay, RcBs bowling-first team leaf has Rajat patidar in the XI and not as a captain. But Captain Jitesh Sharma said Rajat said in the second innings as an impact player! #Rcbvslsg pic.twitter.com/dyupsg0pe1

– Imsajal45 (@Sajalsinha0264) May 27, 2025

According to the current impact player rule, the captains have to carry two team leaves to the throw. If you roll first, you submit a line -up with more bowlers and expect the addition of a dough as an impact replacement. If you hit the strategy first. In this case, RCBS Blatt for Bowling first contained an additional dough in patidar and excluded the leg spinner Suyash Sharma, who normally occurs as an impact player when the team beats first.

RCB receives a rescue line with on-spot correction

It was later confirmed that RCB was allowed to correct the line -up. A photo of the changed sheet, in which Suyash Patidar replaces, appeared on social media. Stationers have also updated their team graphics to reflect the change.

Sanjay Bangar, former Indian player and ex-RCB coach, pointed out during the comment that the LSG had the opportunity to reject the correction. If you had done this, RCB would have been forced to stick to the wrong XI.

That could have meant finding an injured patidar and playing the first Innings One Bowler Short, a big setback in a crucial encounter.

Close the fragility of the new control implementation

In this incident, the complications that are connected to the administration of the Impact Player rule was again emphasized. A small office error had the potential to significantly influence the result of a key agreement.

RCB managed to avoid a disaster this time, but the close call serves as a clear warning of the importance of precision and coordination outside the field.

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