With the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 public sale just a few days away, the franchises are already strategizing concerning the mega T20 match. Ahead of the public sale, the franchises launched the names of the gamers that they’ve retained and launch. While there have been some anticipated releases, there have been some stunning trade-offs too. Among the franchises which might be but to win the IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore is an enormous group. Despite having stars like Virat Kohli, RCB have did not style success within the league.

Among the celebrities retained by RCB for IPL 2024, Rajat Patidar is a serious identify. The prime order batter has additionally been picked in India’s ODI group for the South Africa collection. He didn’t play within the IPL 2023 however within the IPL 2022, Patidar scored 333 in eight matches.

South Africa and Royal Challengers Bangalore nice AB de Villiers was requested about Rajat Patidar lately. De Villiers praised him but in addition had an recommendation for him.

“He is a wonderful player. I played with him at RCB for a few seasons at RCB. He was still very young then. He is getting more experienced now. Just a very solid guy, solid personality, solid attitude and solid technique. He has got everything going for him,” AB de Villiers stated in a video on his X account.

“If I can say one thing I want to see more in him, bit more or nit and grit, bit more of fighting spirit. He is almost too kind, too nice sometimes, which I think might be his downfall. Anyway, I absolutely love watching him bat. he is a fantastic player and I think he has got a bright future. It’s great to see him get rewarded to doing well in domestic scene.”

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AB De Villiers lately opened up on Virat Kohli’s efficiency in India’s upcoming tour to South Africa and stated that the followers will see the perfect of him. While talking on his official YouTube channel, De Villiers stated that he cannot wait to see Kohli making eye contact with opposition gamers and being concerned in a verbal spat.

“We will see the best of Virat. I cannot wait to see the chest out, the eye contact with the opposition, and being a bit verbal with everyone. Because he will be fired up for this series. South Africa will need to be careful. This Indian squad is pure world-class,” De Villiers stated.

In the upcoming India tour of South Africa, Kohli has been solely included within the Test squad and won’t participate within the T20I and ODI matches of the collection.

The tour will start with the three-match T20I affair on December 10 on the Kingsmead Stadium. The second T20I can be performed on December 12 on the St George’s Oval. The 20-over format will conclude on December 14 on the Wanderers Stadium.

The 50-over conflict will kick off on December 17 on the Wanderers Stadium. The second and remaining ODI can be performed on December 19 and December 21 respectively.

With ANI inputs