‘Biggest eye-opener for me in life’: Dinesh Karthik lauds RCB captain Rajat Patidar’s character | Cricket News

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s mentor Dinesh Karthik and captain Rajat Patidar. (ANI Photo)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) mentor Dinesh Karthik has heaped reward on the brand new skipper Rajat Patidar, lauding the batter’s grounded nature and unchanged behaviour even after taking on the management reins of the franchise.Patidar, 32, was a shock decide as RCB captain forward of IPL 2025, particularly given his restricted captaincy expertise — his most notable being main Madhya Pradesh to the ultimate of the 2024/25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Yet, in response to Karthik, the duty hasn’t altered Patidar’s core character.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!“Rajat Patidar has been the biggest eye-opener for me in life,” Karthik mentioned on the second episode of RCB’s Journey to the Finale. “Because when people suddenly get a little bit of adulation, power, they tend to change… But with Rajat Patidar — what a guy. He has been exactly the same that he was before becoming the captain.”Who’s that IPL participant?RCB have ended a nine-year wait to achieve the IPL closing, steamrolling Punjab Kings in the Qualifier 1 with an eight-wicket win. A collective bowling effort dismantled PBKS for 101 in 14.1 overs earlier than Phil Salt’s 27-ball 56 sealed a swift chase in simply 10 overs.

Director of Cricket Mo Bobat echoed Karthik’s sentiments, praising Patidar’s calm, collaborative strategy: “He’s incredibly calm. And it’s been good to see him use the people around him — Jitesh, Virat, Krunal, Josh. He’s embraced everyone’s strengths.”

As RCB prepares for their shot on the elusive title, it is Patidar’s humility and quiet metal that appear to be powering the cost.