Lucknow: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) star batsman Rajat Patidar has performed well in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. He has scored runs in the middle overs with a good strike rate and his bat has been very effective especially against the spinners. Seeing this game of Patidar, former Indian opener Navjot Singh Sidhu has compared him with former players Mohammad Kaif and Yuvraj Singh. Let us tell you that Rajat has played aggressive cricket against spin bowling this season and has hit big shots.
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The first half of this season was not good for Patidar, but after this, he made an excellent comeback in the second half and scored 5 half-centuries. It was due to the batting of the right-handed batsman that RCB made a great comeback in the tournament and won 6 consecutive matches. In such a situation, seeing his excellent batting, Sidhu has compared Rajat with Yuvraj and he says that Patidar is a very important player for RCB. During a conversation on Star Sports, the former Indian cricketer has given a big statement.
He said, “Earlier, when Sachin used to get out, people used to say switch off the TV, now India will lose. However, at that time India had young players like Mohammad Kaif and Yuvraj Singh who would force people to open the TV and help India win. Rajat Patidar is doing the same thing for RCB and just like these two players, he forces people to switch on the TV. Patidar is doing the work of Kaif and Yuvraj for RCB.”
This reaction of Sidhu came at a time when the 30-year-old came to bat in the eliminator match played between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Bengaluru at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In this match, Patidar faced 22 balls and played an inning of 34 runs with the help of 2 fours and 2 sixes and helped his team reach a good score.
Rajat Patidar has performed amazingly in IPL 2024
The 30-year-old has appeared in good rhythm in IPL 2024 and has batted brilliantly. The right-handed batsman has played a total of 15 matches so far this season, in which he has scored 395 runs at an average of 30.38 and an impressive strike rate of 177.13. During this, 5 half-centuries have come from his bat.
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