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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Rajat Patidar has started his leadership stint well in IPL 2025.

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In his first four games, Patidar has led RCB to three wins.

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However, Patidar has now registered a record that no other captain in IPL history has managed.

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Patidar has become the first-ever captain to defeat CSK at Chepauk, MI at Wankhede and KKR at Eden Gardens in the same season.

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For the uninitiated, CSK, MI and KKR are the three most successful franchises in IPL history, having won a combined 13 titles.

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Previously, Kings XI Punjab had done the same feat in 2012, but it had come under two different captains.

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KXIP did so with Adam Gilchrist and David Hussey in charge.

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