‘Partnership Like That Was Key’: Rajat Patidar Lauds RCB After Win Over Kolkata Knight Riders By 7 Wickets
Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar stated there was some pre-game stress on him however it eased out as soon as he acquired assist from his illustrious predecessor Virat Kohli and the bowlers caught to the workforce’s methods.
Patidar made a vivid starting to his stint as RCB captain, main his facet to a seven-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders within the opening recreation of the IPL 2025 right here on Saturday. “There was stress on me, in fact, however it was a great day for me. Hope for extra such days. It feels nice to captain Virat Kohli, he helps so much, nice alternative to study from the most effective,” Patidar stated within the post-match presentation.
Patidar patted spinners Krunal Pandya, who was later adjudged participant of the match, and leg-spinner Suyash Sharma for turning the match on its head after KKR acquired off to a flier by way of Ajinkya Rahane and Sunil Narine. “We wished (Andre) Russell’s wicket, him (Suyash) conceding runs did not matter. He’s our strike bowler, we backed him.
“All credit score goes to Krunal and Suyash as they have been 130 within the thirteenth over, and the bowlers confirmed braveness and willpower,” he added. Krunal, whose three wickets burst within the center overs hindered KKR’s run, stated he was trying to range his tempo to maintain the batters in test.
“I simply wished to slim down my focus upon returning within the eleventh over. Batters can hit sixes persistently, so you must discover methods to up your recreation. So, I wished to bowl fast, modifications of tempo have been helpful too,” stated Krunal. Phil Salt stated his opening partnership price 95 runs with Virat Kohli set the suitable tone for his facet’s win over KKR.
“Kohli and I have never batted collectively a lot, so, to placed on a partnership like that was key.” Salt, who migrated to RCB from KKR by way of final 12 months’s gamers’ public sale, stated his familiarity with the Eden Gardens stood him in good stead.
“It is a floor I do know, had a easy recreation plan coming in. I wished to go on longer, however to not be. Batting second right here makes a little bit of distinction, you must hit by way of the road,” he stated. KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane stated his facet must enhance as a unit on the earliest.
“We went properly until the thirteenth over, however 2-3 wickets modified momentum. Now we have to study from our errors. We thought 210-220 was par when Venkatesh (Iyer) and I have been batting however we misplaced wickets. “There was dew however they’d an excellent Energy Play. We could not get early wickets. We do not wish to suppose an excessive amount of about this recreation, and simply wish to enhance as a unit,” he stated.
