Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batsman Rajat Patidar has revealed the reason behind his brilliant batting. Rajat Patidar has said that he watches all the net sessions of Virat Kohli so that he can provide experience with his batting. Patidar had a slow start to the ongoing IPL 2024 season, but has returned to explosive form in the second half of RCB’s campaign.

The 30-year-old has scored half-centuries in five of his last seven innings, playing a key role in the franchise’s victory. Due to these wins, RCB, which was once at the bottom of the points table, is now one of the contenders for the playoffs.

Talking about Virat Kohli’s performance this season, he is in amazing form. He has scored 661 runs in 13 innings at an average of 66.10 and strike rate of 155.16. Kohli is currently the highest run-scorer in IPL 2024 and is the Orange Cap holder. In a recent interview, Rajat Patidar has talked about the impact of Kohli in his batting.

Let’s see what Rajat Patidar said about Virat Kohli-

“Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have always been my batting idols. I try to watch every net session of Virat bhaiya and pay attention to his foot work. I don’t change my game too much. But I try and see if I can improve my own batting by incorporating the little things I learned from him.”

“When you bat with him during the match you are full of confidence, you know that the best batsman in the world is standing at the other end. He guides me as to where the bowler can bowl and what areas we can target. There is a lot to learn from how he thinks about his innings while batting, how he thinks about his batting.”

How was Rajat Patidar’s performance in IPL 2024?

Rajat Patidar has scored 320 runs in 13 matches at a strike rate of almost 180 and an average of 29.09. Patidar has bowled out the spinners well during the middle overs, which has played an important role in RCB’s 5-match winning streak.