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Virat Kohli And Co To Chase Vs KKR As Patidar Wins Toss In IPL 2025 Opener

Abhinav Tyagi

Toss Time - (Source:@Johns/X.com)Toss Time - (Source:@Johns/X.com)

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In the opening match of IPL 2025, Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won the toss and asked Kolkata Knight Riders To bat first at the Eden Gardens. The Ajinkya Rahane-led side are the defending champions, but have undergone a major overhaul for the ongoing season, including a new captain. Meanwhile, RCB are also with a new captain- Rajat Patidar. The toss was delayed than the usual time because of the energetic opening ceremony. 

Talking about the two teams, both teams have gone ahead with 3 seamers and 2 spinners for the first match of IPL 2025. The most noticeable absence from the team list is that Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been left out of the team. 

KKR vs RCB IPL 2025: Playing XI

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Playing XI: Philip Salt (wk), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Salam, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson


KKR vs RCB IPL 2025: Captains' Thoughts

Rajat Patidar (Royal Challengers Bengaluru Captain): We have decided to bowl first. The wicket looks decent. We will look to restrict them as early as possible. It feels amazing to lead RCB. There are some great players in the squad. It is great to learn from them. I am pretty much confused about the playing XI with the impact player rule. We are going with three pacers."

Ajinkya Rahane (Kolkata Knight Riders Captain): "Feeling really good. First of all it is an honour for me to lead this wonderful franchise. Really looking forward to this game and also the season. Yeah, the core group remains the same. We have played really good cricket last season and we want to continue the same this season as well. Weather is something you cannot control so we want to play good cricket tonight.