Silver Patidar’s captaincy saga: from self-doubt to the brink of immortality. Cricket news

Only one match distinguishes Rajat Patidar from immortality in cricketing folklore. A win against PBK will end the 18 -year wait for a RCB’s historic IPL title, which will earn the Patidar Panth status in its first season as a captain. The franchise in Bengaluru has been extremely effective this season, which led to an impressive victory. In the previous versions, no clumsy that defines RCB is seen, making the Patidar look like a messiah sent by divine forces.However, the cricketer, who leads Madhya Pradesh in limited-over cricket, initially revealed the lack of self-confidence as a captain, as revealed by Chandrakant Pandit, the head coach of the state team.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Seeing that honor among the players, I was after that for the last two to three years to raise the captaincy of the state team. However, he was not very keen initially. I don’t think he considered himself as a captain. Silver used to speak very little. It was difficult to understand what he was thinking, “Pandit said during Pandit. Timesofindia.com,Who is that IPL player?“However, Rajat came to me in the last season and said, ‘I would like to take responsibility for captaincy’. I realized his ability to take quality decisions by talking to him during the off-season and the MP worked so well with his captaincy in Saeed Mashtak Ali (Smat). He was very curious to know what is special about silver, “KKR’s head coach said.

The RCB captain has seen his proper part of struggle and misfortune over the years, from limited opportunities to injuries, has been continuously sidelined. Pandit wished to learn quickly as a factor behind the Patidar’s attitude and his rapid progress, inspiring him to such success.

“Silver makes a comfortable decision without being frightened. At the same time, he is also aware of the things that are going wrong in making their decisions, which I noted during SMAT 2024-25. Rajat immediately came to me after remembering some aspects and said, ‘I should have done it instead’. The acceptance is very important, “Pandit said.“There were some examples where he came out after playing a bad shot. I was upset over him, but he took it in the right spirit without saying a single word. You can see the difference in the next match. Some other cricketers, perhaps, called the bad shot a part of the game. However, Rajat is a very good learner and learn from the conversation, “he said.KKR’s head coach highlighted a recent conversation with Patidar before the IPL 2025 match against RCB in Bengaluru, which reflects his strong mentality.

“Rajat was hurt by a finger. I asked him,” What has happened to your finger? “. He said, ‘Don’t worry. I will play ‘. It is a level of confidence and mental strength that he enjoys. Rajat is also an outspoken communicator and expresses himself independently who is a sign of self-confidence enjoying as a captain, “said Pandit.Former Madhya Pradesh captain Devendra Bundela led Patidar as a major moment in his career in the final of IPL 2025.“I expected RCB would do well, but reaching the final is a big achievement and a big moment in the silver journey. RCB has a lead on PBK as the silver match has the potential to emerge as a game-changer in the silver matches. They had a sensational 81 (40) in Smat 2024/25, who was evicted from a wide and mental form. Is, “Bundela said.