Since its inception in 2008, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has lived as much as its motto, ‘Talent meets opportunity’. Every 12 months, a handful of children introduce themselves to the cricket fraternity via their exemplary efficiency within the event and make a case for themselves to be included of their respective nationwide sides.
The now-postponed 14th version of the T20 Extravaganza noticed the top-order batsman Rajat Patidar making his debut in IPL for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). It was nothing lower than a dream for the Indian rookie as he obtained a chance to bat alongside the batting greats, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, and Glenn Maxwell.
Further within the interplay, the 27-year-old revealed that he initially began his profession as a spin bowler nevertheless it was his coach that acknowledged his expertise as a batsman and directed him to work his allure with the willow quite than specializing in his skills with the ball.
When requested about what impressed him to play cricket, Patidar reckoned that he began having fun with the sport simply due to the previous Indian captain Sachin Tendulkar and is an enormous fan of him. “At that time, there was just one name – Sachin Tendulkar. It all started because of him. And then slowly, when I started playing, I started following others like Rahul Dravid, and, from the current lot, I like Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli a lot,” he stated.
Get all of the IPL information and Cricket Score right here
