Virat Kohli raves about Rajat Patidar: ‘He’s not assessing the situation… he’s assessing the bowlers’ heart rates!’
Patidar has now scored 222 runs in five matches. Throughout, his strike-rate has held up at a quick 213.46
Fomer India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Virat Kohli had words of high praise for his incumbent skipper, Rajat Patidar, after the Madhya Pradesh batter hit another quickfire 13-ball 27, which proved important for their five-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru on Wednesday, taking his side to the top of the IPL table.
“We have our KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) as a batting unit and it says Rajat has to go in and assess the situation. I always tell him, you’re probably looking to assess the bowler’s heart rate rather than the situation, like where do these guys stand. I mean, incredible. He’s got such clarity,” Kohli said after the match.
Patidar has now scored 222 runs in five matches. Throughout, his strike-rate has held up at a quick 213.46.
Kohli was also complimentary of his side’s plans for their batting unit. “The way our management has stacked up our team, it allows us to play in a certain way. I have to adapt my roles accordingly. It allows me to play a certain way up front with (Phil) Salty. So we pass on the baton pretty nicely in this team,” he said.
The 37-year-old was speaking while receiving the Orange Cap, going top of the individual runscorers’ leaderboard after top-scoring for RCB, with 49 from 34 balls, during Wednesday’s win. A low-scoring run-chase fell nicely into Kohli’s comfort zone as he was seeking to get back into rhythm following a recent illness.
“Feeling much better than the last game. I’m still not 100%. My knee was a bit sore in the last game. Even health-wise, I’ve been under the weather for four or five days now. So, just getting back up to my best. I started off well today, so I was happy with my intensity. Again, would have liked to carry on and finish the game off,” he said, adding: “Sometimes you have to take the conditions into account as well.”
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Fomer India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Virat Kohli had words of high praise for his incumbent skipper, Rajat Patidar, after the Madhya Pradesh batter hit another quickfire 13-ball 27, which proved important for their five-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru on Wednesday, taking his side to the top of the IPL table.
“We have our KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) as a batting unit and it says Rajat has to go in and assess the situation. I always tell him, you’re probably looking to assess the bowler’s heart rate rather than the situation, like where do these guys stand. I mean, incredible. He’s got such clarity,” Kohli said after the match.
Patidar has now scored 222 runs in five matches. Throughout, his strike-rate has held up at a quick 213.46.
Kohli was also complimentary of his side’s plans for their batting unit. “The way our management has stacked up our team, it allows us to play in a certain way. I have to adapt my roles accordingly. It allows me to play a certain way up front with (Phil) Salty. So we pass on the baton pretty nicely in this team,” he said.
The 37-year-old was speaking while receiving the Orange Cap, going top of the individual runscorers’ leaderboard after top-scoring for RCB, with 49 from 34 balls, during Wednesday’s win. A low-scoring run-chase fell nicely into Kohli’s comfort zone as he was seeking to get back into rhythm following a recent illness.
“Feeling much better than the last game. I’m still not 100%. My knee was a bit sore in the last game. Even health-wise, I’ve been under the weather for four or five days now. So, just getting back up to my best. I started off well today, so I was happy with my intensity. Again, would have liked to carry on and finish the game off,” he said, adding: “Sometimes you have to take the conditions into account as well.”
