'Written in my destiny': Rajat Patidar grateful after winning back-to-back IPL titles as RCB captain

"I never dreamt of becoming the captain of RCB and lifting the trophy. I think it was written [in his destiny]. Grateful for that," he said.

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The 2025 IPL final was also played at Ahmedabad. "It feels superb. When we came here, there were a lot of memories of last year. I don't have words to express, but this feels very good. It was a clear plan when we won the toss [that they wanted to bowl]. [They knew] It would be easy to chase. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam, KP [Krunal Pandya], Suyash Sharma and Romario Shepherd, they bowled really well throughout the tournament.”

Patidar said having broken the jinx last season, they were much more confident in 2026. "We were slightly more confident than last year. Everywhere it felt like a home ground for us with the fans coming in. The pre-tournament prep was very good."

Patidar scored a fantastic 93 not out in the first qualifier against GT to help his team reach the final this past Tuesday. Talking about how he has improved his batting, Patidar said: "I tried to analyze which shots are good for me. I got so many inputs from DK [Dinesh Karthik], which were helpful for me."

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