Mumbai:Silver Patidar and Royal Challengers BangaloreAfter just four matches in the 2021 season, the franchise closed the Madhya Pradesh batsman. After four sessions, Patidar was handed over the captaincy to end RCB’s IPL Duck.
He returned to the squad as a replacement for injury in 2022, scoring 333 runs, including a century in the eliminator, and never looked back.
If someone thought that the captaincy pressure would drop him down, he had shot that perception. He is leading the charge of RCB through the middle overs, ensuring that they lose the speed obtained through the sharp three of Phil Salat, Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikal.
RCB management believed in his capacity and he was the only batsman with Kohli who was maintained by him for this season.
Except for the match against Gujarat Titans, 31 -year -old has made a meaningful contribution. He scored 16-Gennd 34 runs to shut down the match against KKR, the top scored with 32-ball 51 against CSK, and helped them post a total battle. Then there was a knock against Mumbai Indians on Monday, a 32-gend 64 who directed RCB at 221/5.
While the Patidar is placed at number 4 to take on the spinners, he can go even after pace. He took Hardik Pandya to the cleaner, scoring 33 off 12 balls against MI Skipper.
When the Patidar was declared as the captain, the eyebrows were picked up, but those who follow their trajectory in domestic cricket will vach them.
He topped the captaincy of his game, which is reducing the fears of the east about Kohli and Faf du Plessis’s ability to step into shoes. On the field, the Patidar has been given an independent hand to marture his resources. RCB will expect the Patidar’s lucky attraction to take him in line this time.
