He said you’ve ear and it calmed me down ‘: Patidar Recalls The Moment Virat Handed Him RCB Captaincy: (Source: Bcci/IPL)
Back in 2022, Patidar was quietly confident “I Had Got A Message (Ahead of the Mega Auction for IPL 2022) That you be ready … That we will pick you. I have a little hope that I will get another chance (to play for rcb). Little Sad, “said patidar on an rcb podcast.
“I (Had) Started Playing in My Local Mats in INDORE Frankly, I didnight to come as a replacement because I knew that I would get a chance to play there, and i always feel that I do’t want to sit there (in the dugry) They didnys pick me (during the auction), then I Won’T Get It (Get to Play).
Three years Later, in a season that began with speech life leadership transition, RCB Stunned Everyone by Naming Rajat Patidar as Captain for IPL 2025.
“I had a lot of questions like, there are so many (big players) in the team. Virat kohli is such a big player, how will you do it under heam. I know how supportive he is about this Have his full support. Role – be it batting, as an individual and as a capti. It was very special, “Patidar said.
“When he was given it to me, I didn’T know how to react. I help it, looked at Him, and asked Myself, ‘What should i do now?’ Then he said, ‘You deserve it, you earned it.’ That calmed me down, “He recalled.
Patidar has LED RCB in 11 matches this season and won 8 of them, scoring 239 runs in the middle order and mainTaining a calm, methodical approach to Captaincy. He Came IPL 2025 Fresh Off Leading Madhya Pradesh to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Final.
