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Looks like Cricinfo has caught up with ICF:

 

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2026-the-quiet-captain-rajat-patidar-s-chance-to-cement-his-legacy-1538703

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The quiet captain: Rajat Patidar's chance to join the elite

It was in Dharamsala two years ago that Patidar was first asked about the prospects of leading RCB. Then, when director Mo Bobat and coach Andy Flower invited him to a review meeting in June that year, they were seriously considering him for captaincy, but it wasn't a done deal. They asked him to put on the captaincy hat and identify a core issue they needed to fix.
 
Patidar could have easily talked up leadership jargon and cliches, like culture, unity, leading from the front, etc. Instead, he said: "We need to build a gun pace attack." For the management, this was one of the earliest indicators that Patidar was captaincy material.
 

 

Off the field, Patidar is his own man, hardly consumed by external noise. "He lives in a quiet corner of Indore," Iyer said. "During the off-season, you won't know what he is up to even if he is in the city. He is a chilled-out, laid-back character."

 

 

Jitesh Sharma, another RCB player who comes from Central Zone, speaks of the unique bond he shares with Patidar. "We're two small-town boys," he said. "When we're together, the talk isn't about flashy cars or watches. It's about life. He has a small group of friends who he trusts and is comfortable with.

 

 

"In a large gathering, you will see him sitting comfortably in a quiet corner. And one eye contact is enough for us both to quietly escape whenever we should. Similarly, when we're on the field, it's often just one glance, as if to say, 'Jeetu, review lena hai kya? [Jeetu, should we take the review?] I'll nod, and he'll signal."

 

 

A small glimpse into Patidar's ability to compartmentalise things came from a small incident on the eve of the IPL 2025 final.

 

 

"After we finished training and his pre-final media commitments in the stadium, we had a few friends and family over," Jitesh said. "All of us stepped out to have pani puri on the streets at night. Looking at him, you couldn't have known he was going to play the biggest match of his career yet in the next few hours."

 

 

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1 hour ago, nevada said:

You don't remember his straight hair phase? Return your ICF membership card at counter 3! 

 

Nope. Don't recall Tendulkar with straight hair. He always had curly hair from the beginning.

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