“ `This calculation does not mathemal ”: Aakash Chopra questions the influence of RCB on Captain of Rajat Patidar, Sparks Debate | Cricket news

New Delhi: The former India cricket player Aakash Chopra sparked a storm of debate on social networks after questioning Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s comments (RCB), the Cricket Director, Mo Bobat, concerning the rise of Rajat Patidar as captain.RCB’s decision to appoint Patidar as a new skipper before the 2025 IPL season was a “surprise” for many. However, Bobat, addressing Cricbuzz, revealed that discussions on the role of patidar leadership started halfway through the 2024 season.

Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!“In fact, if I am totally honest, thought about Rajat was even earlier than people would have thought. In the mid -2024 season, I first told him about the captain and leadership,” said Bobat.

The RCB official also revealed that he had encouraged Patidar to seek captain’s opportunities at state level. “I said,” Listen, so that you are even an option or one of our senior leaders, it would be good if you made the captain. So go to your elders, see if they would be ready to make you captain, even if it’s just for white cricket. Let’s see how it goes “”, added Bobat.Patidar quickly spoke to the Madhya Pradesh coach, Chandrakant Pandit, and was appointed MP Captain, leading them later to the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali 2024-25 trophy.But Bobat’s remarks have left Chopra amazed. The former striker of India went to X and wrote: “A franchise cannot” push “someone to lead in the” domestic cricket “. No? We could understand if someone is a seasoned state captain and is invited to continue (in case, he offered the captain by the state team). Rajat was a first skipper at MP. This calculation is not part.”The Chopra post has since triggered a general debate on the question of whether IPL franchises should have an influence on the decisions of state cricket captain.While RCB may have found their leader in Patidar and have won their first IPL title, the net remark of Chopra guaranteed that the discussion on the ethics of such an influence is far from over.