Bhuvneshwar Kumar has lauded RCB skipper Rajat Patidar for maintaining his calm despite performing a tense task like leading an IPL franchise, no less the one with the largest fanbase and inevitably the greatest number of eyes on. Patidar, who was retained by RCB and unveiled as the captain ahead of the ongoing season, has led them to four wins in six games so far, all of which have come away from home.
“He’s been very good. The best thing is that he’s been calm,” Bhuvneshwar said ahead of RCB’s clash against Punjab Kings on April 18. “That’s what he needed, especially in this format. Because when you lose a match, the easy thing is to get panicked. And that’s what he has [not] done. We lost two matches, but he’s been the same whether we won or we lost. So, he’s been handling everything very well. With the bowling changes and everything, he’s been superb.”
The veteran pacer revealed that the team has prepared the usual way, with no special method adopted for the Punjab Kings, who have an identical win-loss record in the tournament and are separated only by net run rate. “Our preparation is as usual, nothing different. What we do for any opposition on any ground, it is going to be the same,” he said.
Bhuvneshwar further acknowledged that the Chinnaswamy Stadium is no longer the bowlers’ graveyard it once was, with the batters finding run-scoring difficult in 2025. “We know the Chinnaswamy is known for batting, but if you look at the wicket, it is not the same as what it used to be. I don’t know the reason, but yes, whether we bowl or bat first, we’ll look at the first few overs and then see how the wicket plays, and then we will decide how to approach things accordingly.”
Asked about his and Josh Hazlewood’s role in the bowling attack, Bhuvneshwar said: “The role cannot be defined before the match. Normally, if you look at our bowling, Hazlewood and I both bowl with the new ball, and both bowl at the death. So, it’s a pretty standard role we have, but it keeps changing from match to match. It depends on how we bowl in the first few overs, how the team is batting, and so on. But yes, being experienced bowlers, we both want to take wickets and want to do well for the team.”
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