Rajat Patidar became the third captain after MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma to successfully retain the IPL title. Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Gujarat Titans in the finals at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad by five wickets to claim their second successive league title on Sunday night.
Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took to his YouTube channel to praise Patidar and Virat Kohli after the title win. The 39-year-old said that the bond between the two was similar to that between Lord Shri Ram and his brother Bharath in an emotional comparison about the two cricketers. The retired spinner said that Rajat was ready to let Virat take the lead, even during the pep-talk sessions in the huddle, as a prime example. Former IPL winner said, “Even before the finals today, it was Virat who was leading the talks in the huddle.
It was like Patidar saying that he was just the captain but was ready to take the backseat and let the former skipper do the talking. It is akin to what Shri Bharat did to Lord Shri Ram’s slippers in Ramayana. The way Kohli was talking, RCB’s skipper was watching intently and was giving the needed space.” Ash, as he is fondly called, pointed out one mistake that the two-time champions made during the finals. He pointed out that giving Jacob Duffy the first over was a mistake that could have cost the game. “Their (RCB) only mistake today was giving the first over to Duffy, who went for 13 runs; Jofra Archer had gone for 19 runs in the GT vs RR game, and the match was over then and there.” Bengaluru skipper celebrates historic title win After beating the Titans in Ahmedabad, the 33-year-old, while addressing the post-match conference, said, “Feels great to win the title, came to this ground with plenty of memories from the last season. Don’t have words to express the feelings I have right now.” Madhya Pradesh batter also praised his bowlers and said, “Winning the toss makes chasing easy, and we planned to get GT’s top three early. The way our bowlers have performed not just in this game but also during the season has been totally phenomenal.”
It was like Patidar saying that he was just the captain but was ready to take the backseat and let the former skipper do the talking. It is akin to what Shri Bharat did to Lord Shri Ram’s slippers in Ramayana. The way Kohli was talking, RCB’s skipper was watching intently and was giving the needed space.” Ash, as he is fondly called, pointed out one mistake that the two-time champions made during the finals. He pointed out that giving Jacob Duffy the first over was a mistake that could have cost the game. “Their (RCB) only mistake today was giving the first over to Duffy, who went for 13 runs; Jofra Archer had gone for 19 runs in the GT vs RR game, and the match was over then and there.” Bengaluru skipper celebrates historic title win After beating the Titans in Ahmedabad, the 33-year-old, while addressing the post-match conference, said, “Feels great to win the title, came to this ground with plenty of memories from the last season. Don’t have words to express the feelings I have right now.” Madhya Pradesh batter also praised his bowlers and said, “Winning the toss makes chasing easy, and we planned to get GT’s top three early. The way our bowlers have performed not just in this game but also during the season has been totally phenomenal.”