This has made RCB only the third team to defend the title, while Patidar joins MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma as the only captains to win the title on two successive seasons. Dhoni’s CSK lifted the title in 2010 and 2011, while Rohit’s MI did it in 2019 and 2020. Apart from the three captains above, Gautam Gambhir is the only skipper with two IPL titles, having captained Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to victories in 2012 and 2014.
