Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Rajat Patidar did not like the pressure of the leading stallwarts, which according to coach Andy Flower, Virat Kohli impressed him and impressed calmness. , Photo Credit: PTI
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s head coach Andy Flower prepared Captain Rajat Patidar to excel in a difficult task.
“One of the most influential things about the state is that he has not been affected by the captaincy. He is still cute, gentle, humble silver Patidar that we knew last year. He has not changed at all in that regard,” Flower said after the Flower emerged as RCB as IPL 2025 champions.
“I withdrew my mind that when I was of his age, how bad I captained. I got tremendous respect for how he handled himself with that investigation, and captained some big players.
Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Rajat Patidar beaten Punjab Kings in the final with IPL 2025 trophy on Tuesday, Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Tuesday, May 03, 2025. Photo Credit: Vijay Sonji
“You can’t understand the peace he led some big players, in fact in a big franchise. Rajat made good decisions under pressure in the middle. I got a lot of respect for him. I really proud the way he carried on the way he carried on,” Flower said.
Phool reported that despite the initial criticism, the RCB auction strategy was sound. “We fought some flakes after the first day of the auction. People thought that we were investing our money instead of spending it.
“But this meant that there was some very good value on the second day. We met people like Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Krunal (Pandya), Tim David and Romeo Shepherd on that second day. So it was really important,” Flower said.
Flower said that Phil Salat’s great hold to dismiss Punjab Kings opener Priyash Arya was a turn in the final.
“It was an excellent grip, it was not? It was an ideal example of a person holding his nerve under pressure from someone. He returned from England at 3 o’clock this morning (Namak made a quick journey in England to see his child’s birth). The catch was a turn,” Flower said.
Published – June 04, 2025 08:56 pm IST
