Lucknow: Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan has named the player who hits like former Indian captain MS Dhoni. Let us tell you that Dhoni was known for his art of hitting sixes and this season too, similar style of his is being seen. However, Irfan has given a big statement about Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) star batsman Rajat Patidar. He believes that if a player has hit a six against spinners like Dhoni, then he is a Patidar.

These comments of Pathan have come at a time when Rajat played a half-century against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). In this innings, he hit 4 sixes in a single over of Hyderabad's young spinner Mayank Markande. Seeing his batting, former Indian cricketers could not stop themselves from praising him. During a conversation on Star Sports, Irfan gave a big reaction about the young batsman.

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He said, “If we look at international cricket, MS Dhoni used to hit big sixes against spinners very easily. Talking about domestic cricket, Rajat Patidar is not far away from him, the way he has hit sixes in this match, Dhoni also used to do the same. Currently, Rajat is hitting best against spin in domestic cricket.”

In this match played between Hyderabad and Bengaluru at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, the right-handed batsman played an excellent innings. In this match, he scored a half-century in just 19 balls and became the second player for RCB to score the fastest half-century. The 30-year-old played an inning of 50 runs in 20 balls with the help of 2 fours and 5 sixes. During this inning, he hit 4 consecutive sixes in the same over of Mayank.

Rajat Patidar's performance in IPL 2024

If we talk about IPL 2024, then this is Patidar's second consecutive half-century. Earlier, he had scored a half century against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). So far this season, he has played a total of 9 matches, in which he has scored 211 runs with an excellent strike rate of 175.83. During this period, the 30 year old has scored 3 half-centuries.

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