India, June 1 -- Rajat Patidar became the third captain after MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma to win back-to-back Indian Premier League titles. Under his leadership, Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Gujarat Titans by five wickets to win their second successive title at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday night. At the post-match presentation, Patidar was emotional about the extraordinary RCB captaincy journey that he has had since 2024.

"I never dreamt of becoming the captain of RCB and lifting the trophy. I think it was written [in his destiny]. Grateful for that," he said.

The 2025 IPL final was also played at Ahmedabad. "It feels superb. When we came here, there were a lot of memories of last year. I don't have words to express, bu...