IPL 2025 | Coach Flower heaps praise on RCB skipper Patidar

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s captain Rajat Patidar didn’t enable the strain of main stalwarts likes Virat Kohli have an effect on him and exuded calmness in line with coach Andy Flower.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru head coach Andy Flower hailed captain Rajat Patidar for excelling in a tough job.

“One of the most impressive things about Rajat is that he has not been affected by captaincy. He is still the lovely, gentle, polite Rajat Patidar that we knew last year. He has not changed at all in that regard,” Flower stated within the press convention after RCB emerged because the IPL 2025 champion.

“I forged my thoughts again to how poorly I captained after I was his age. I’ve bought super respect for a way he dealt with himself with all that scrutiny, and captaining some huge gamers.

Royal Challengers Bangaluru captain Rajat Patidar with the IPL 2025 Trophy after beating Punjab Kings within the remaining on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Tuesday, May 03, 2025.
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“You cannot underestimate the calmness that he showed in leading some really big players, in a really big franchise. Rajat made good decisions in the middle under pressure. I have got tons of respect for him. I am really proud of the way that he carried himself,” Flower stated.

Flower defined that RCB’s public sale technique was sound, regardless of the preliminary criticism. “We copped some flak after the first day of the auction. People thought that we were investing our money rather than spending it.

“But it meant that there was some really good value to be had on the second day. We got guys like Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Krunal (Pandya), Tim David and Romario Shepherd all on that second day. So that was really important,” Flower stated.

Phil Salt’s splendid catch to dismiss Punjab Kings opener Priyansh Arya was a turning level within the remaining, Flower stated.

“That was an outstanding catch, wasn’t it? It was a perfect example of someone holding his nerve under pressure. He only got back from England at 3 o’clock this morning (Salt had made a quick visit to England to witness the birth of his child). The catch was a turning point,” Flower stated.