Watch: Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik heap praise on Rajat Patidar’s special knock

By: Sports DeskUpdated: May 26, 2022 12:00:41 pm

On a day when Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) famed batting trio of Faf du Plessis (0), Glenn Maxwell (9) and Virat Kohli (25) failed to enthrall a capacity Eden crowd, Rajat Patidar, a little-known domestic bulwark played out of his skin and smoked a 54-ball-112 not out which kept RCB within a sniffing distance of title clash after a 14-run win over Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL Eliminator on Wednesday.

Patidar’s knock was studded with twelve boundaries and seven sixes. While most of the star-studded RCB batters struggled for timing, the 28-year-old looked effortless with his slices, punches, counter-punches and drives to tower over the rest.

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And to make Patidar’s story more interesting, he went unsold at the auction this season and joined the team as a replacement after start when a player called Luvnith Sisodia was injured.

Had Sisodia been alright, RCB wouldn’t have required the services of Patidar, who made 65,000 at Eden Gardens stand on their feet. A sloppy LSG also helped his cause as Patidar, who got reprieves on 59, 72 and 93. After a 40-minute delayed start due to bad weather.

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“You get the feeling that he (Rajat Patidar) is lazy but he is just shy”. Dinesh Karthik and Virat Kohli pile on the raves on Patidar’s special knock.

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Dinesh Karthik and Virat Kohli pile on the raves on Patidar’s special knock.

Former RCB skipper Kohli said called Patidar’s knock one of the best he has seen under pressure.

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“Wow… That was one of the best innings I have ever seen under pressure by Rajat (Patidar)… And I have seen many. That level of striking, that was some batting. Watch out for him,” Kohli said in a video released by the RCB.

Dinesh Karthik (37 not out from 23 balls) who along with Patidar put on a match-turning unbroken partnership of 92 runs from 41 balls, too was impressed with Patidar’s knock. He said: “Probably the best innings by an uncapped player that I have seen in the IPL. Outstanding. He is very cool, very calm.”

💬 💬 “Haven’t seen many better innings than ​the one Rajat played.​”​

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“He is a very shy personality actually and that shows in his batting as well. Very quiet and you get the feeling that he is lazy but it is just his personality. I think he is a lovely guy, hard-working and a very shy personality and that’s what I liked about him,” added Karthik.

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Rajat Patidar was ignored at this year’s auction only to be picked as an injury replacement but the 28-year-old never cared about things which he couldn’t really control.

“I was busy after the 2021 IPL playing for my club. I wasn’t picked after the 2021 IPL but that wasn’t in my control.” On his innings, Patidar said that his ability to make up for the dot balls is his real strength.

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“I never feel any pressure as I think I have the ability to make up for the dots,” he said.

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The last over of the Powerplay where he launched into Krunal Pandya gave him confidence that this could be his day after all.

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“When I time the ball, my focus was on it. The last over of the powerplay when Krunal was bowling to me, my execution went fine then and I got confident afterwards. The wicket was pretty good and I played some good shots.

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