New Delhi: Jitesh Sharma is fully prepared for the captaincy of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the match against Lucknow Supergiants at Ekana Stadium on 9 May. This match will resume the IPL 2025, which was adjourned indefinitely on 9 May due to tension between India and Pakistan.

In fact, during the domestic victory over CSK on May 3, RCB captain Rajat Patidar suffered an injury to his finger. According to ESPN Cricinfo, the RCB captain has been refused to participate in any training for 10 days.

IPL 2025: Final Shift from Kolkata! 16 matches will be left in four venue, 5 big things of Governing Council meeting

This meant that MP batsmen could not play in the match against Lucknow and Sunrisch on 13 May against Hyderabad. In this regard, Jitesh said that he was given the opportunity to captain RCB against LSG, which was a big thing for him and his family.

IPL: Two big players including Butler returned home, first team to start Gujarat Titans practice

On the RCB bold diarrhea, Jitesh said, 'I am very grateful for the opportunity I got. He gave me a chance to captain RCB and it is a big thing for me and my family. According to our status in the points table, we could win this game. All this was going on in my mind and in those two-three days, all meetings, batting order, discussion with coaches and players with bowlers. I enjoyed it very much.

RCB cautious about Patidar
RCB is cautious about its regular captain Rajat Patidar as they want their captains to be ready for the rest of the tournament and be available for selection for India A team for the tour of England. Now the IPL is expected to resume on 16 May.