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Rajat Patidar IPLRajat Patidar (c) of Royal Challengers Bengaluru celebrating win during the final of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings held at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on the 3rd June 2025. (Sportzpics)
Rajat Patidar shakes his head in amusement when probed about a tactical move he cherishes from the IPL, in a show with RCB Bold Diaries. “Aise kuch nahin,” he says, trying to shake off the question, before he fishes out favourite moment. “It was during the second league game against Punjab Kings. Prabhsimran Singh was taking the fast bowlers apart when I thought of bringing a spinner. He was hitting in a flow, and off-pace could disrupt it,” he explained his reasoning. He introduced left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya who immediately got the wicket.
The incident offered a peep into Patidar’s thought stream. His plans are not grand or elaborate, but simple, practical and designed on the move. “Half of the work (strategising) is done by our experienced support staff, I just have to take care of the on-field issues,” he says with a self-deprecatory smile that suggests that the weight of the role is not crushing him. And on Tuesday, he led RCB to the promised land, delivering the franchise’s first ever IPL trophy.
Rajat Patidar shakes his head in amusement when probed about a tactical move he cherishes from the IPL, in a show with RCB Bold Diaries. “Aise kuch nahin,” he says, trying to shake off the question, before he fishes out favourite moment. “It was during the second league game against Punjab Kings. Prabhsimran Singh was taking the fast bowlers apart when I thought of bringing a spinner. He was hitting in a flow, and off-pace could disrupt it,” he explained his reasoning. He introduced left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya who immediately got the wicket.
The incident offered a peep into Patidar’s thought stream. His plans are not grand or elaborate, but simple, practical and designed on the move. “Half of the work (strategising) is done by our experienced support staff, I just have to take care of the on-field issues,” he says with a self-deprecatory smile that suggests that the weight of the role is not crushing him. And on Tuesday, he led RCB to the promised land, delivering the franchise’s first ever IPL trophy.
