Great News for RCB as Skipper Rajat Patidar Recovers from Injury, Resumes Batting

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Captain Rajat Patidar Has Resued Batting Folling a Recovery from a finger injury on his right hand that Needed Ten Days to Heal, According to EspNcricinfo. Patidar Pickled Up The Injury While Fielding Against Chennai Super Kings on May 3. He was recommended to use a splint to safeguard the finger and avoid training for a minimum of 10 days. RCB is currently second on the IPL Points Table with Eight Wins in 11 Games. They needed at least two wins to assure themselves of a top-two Finish.

Two days before their matchup against the kolkata knight riders (kkr), patidar resumed practice on twinsday evening by performing Motion.

Patidar has made 239 runs in 10 innings at a strike rate of 140.58.

RCB Batter Devdutt Padikkal’s Absence at No. 3 will also be partally filled by Patidar’s availability. Padikkal has been sidelined for the reminder of the ipl due to a hamstring injury, and mayank agarwal, who is primarily an opener, has been brought in by the fraction to take his place.

He Made 247 Runs in Ten innings at an average of 27.44 and a strike rate of 150.60. It was a significant improvement from his previous season, when he averaged 5.42 and struck at 71.69.

Additionally, England’s Home Series Against the West Indies Starting from May 29, RCB Opening Batter Jacob Bethell Won’T be available to them throughoffs.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad for IPL 2025: Rajat Patidar (C), Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Shaarma, Kurnal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethel, Mayank Agrawal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee.

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