Why is Rajat Patidar not captaining vs Sunrisers Hyderabad? Mayank Agarwal returns to RCB playing XI

Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar hasn’t been named in the playing XI against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the ongoing IPL 2025. In his absence, Jitesh Sharma has been named as the leader. Notably, Rajat suffered an injury in his hand during the match against Chennai Super Kings earlier in the season and to keep him fresh ahead of the playoffs, the RCB management decided to play him as an Impact Substitute.

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