Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Rajat Patidar reflected the moment of the time when Virat Kohli handed him the captaincy of the franchise in front of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 and said that he does not know how to react to the situation, Kohli calm him down, saying “You except you, you earn it”. Speaking on RCB Podcast, 31 -year -old Patidar reflected his visit to his visit to the 2022 IPL mega auction despite prior assurances from RCB management, still following his elusive woman IPL title to become the leader of a franchise.
Back in 2022, Patidar was quietly convinced that he would be selected in a mega auction. “I received a message (next to the mega auction for IPL 2022) that you get ready … that we would choose you. I hoped that I would get another chance (to play for RCB). But I was not selected in the mega auction. I was a little sad,” said the Patidar on an RCB Podcast.
“I (I started playing in my local matches in Indore (after not getting up in the auction). Then, I got a call that ‘we are picking you up as a replacement for Luvunith Sisodia, who was injured. To tell you clearly, I didn’t want to play him, and I think I think I don’t always find it (I want to lift) For).
Three years later, in a season starting with speculation around the leadership transition, RCB surprised everyone by nominating silver Patidar as captain for IPL 2025.
“I had a lot of questions, such as a lot of (big players) in the team. Virat Kohli is a big player, how will you do it under him. I know how helpful he (captaincy change) is.
“While he was giving me, I did not know how to react. I held it, saw it, and asked myself,” What should I do now? ” Then he said, ‘You deserve it, you earned it.’ This pacified me, “he remembered.
Patidar led RCB in 11 matches this season and won 8 of them, scored 239 runs in mid -order and maintained a quiet, methodical approach to captaincy. He came to Madhya Pradesh in Madhya Pradesh in IPL 2025, which was in the final of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
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