Rajat Patidar enjoying learning process as RCB skipper: Input from seniors helping me

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Rajat Patidar has said that he is enjoying the learning process as RCB skipper and said the input from the senior players is helping him a lot. Patidar has made a good start to life as the RCB skipper.

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00:00Rajat, obviously a toss is not in your hands, but coming back home after three losses at home,

00:11is that the batting approach changed in the surfaces?

00:16Obviously we have not played a good cricket in our home matches and of course you have

00:23talked about the toss, I think it's not in my hand, so let's see and you're talking about

00:28approach, definitely yes, because this time wickets are a bit tricky over here, tricky and unpredictable,

00:36so but I think that is not an excuse, so we'll try to adapt situation and condition as quick as possible.

00:45Rajat, this is a lot of research on the toss. I was talking to a fan about the toss,

00:51and I was talking about the toss, but RC was also in the 50% match. So this is a great fan,

00:56so how are you looking at the toss, so how are you looking at the toss,

00:58so how are you looking at the toss in the last match?

01:02No, it's not that if the toss is in the 50% match, I guess, because toss is not in control,

01:10but as a player, if you have the first batting, then what you can best do in the situation and conditions,

01:20so I think that we are focusing on the toss and not on the toss.

01:25Rajat, when you lose at home and then you go away and you win, how are you able to put this home defeat behind you

01:31when you go outside and play in unfamiliar pitches?

01:36For us, I think to be in the present moment, because I think in this league you have back-to-back matches,

01:45so I think it's important to learn from the past, learn from the errors, but I think we don't keep

01:52talking about our past home matches that we have lost, but I think it's important to be in the present

01:56as much as possible, that what we can do best on that day.

01:59Rajat, the previous match that you played here in Chinaswamy, you lost the toss and you had to

02:06bat first, but still you had an extra spinner there in place of Dev that in the 11.

02:14What was the sort of logic there and is that something that you've sort of discussed in terms of

02:19how to use the impact player correctly?

02:23Of course, yeah, because that impact player was unexpected call, because we have lost

02:283-4 wickets early, so I think at that time we need a one batsman over there, so I think that

02:35decision of impact player, I think Manoj was there, so I think that was the right decision.

02:40Because at that time we lost 3-4 wickets early, so we need some good total over there to defend it.

02:45Rajat, I was just talking about batting approach, how important this shot selection is

02:52because we have seen a lot in front of the square, when the pull is hitting the top edge,

02:57and there are more catches and dismissals, so would you have to be able to select a short selection

03:03and play in this pitch?

03:05Rajat, I was just talking about it, the short selection is a little minor, because the wickets

03:12are a little two-paste wickets, and the bounce is a little vary, so the bounce is not coming.

03:19So I think that the ballers are getting a lot of help, the ball is getting a lot of nip,

03:24and the bounce is getting a lot of bounce.

03:26So I think that as much as we focus on the square of the wickets run, the wickets will be better.

03:35Hi Rajat, you have told me that there are some tricky wickets here,

03:39but what are your plans to overcome them in place?

03:42And have you talked about some of the curators about why it is such a high-scoring surface?

03:48Why is it happening especially in the last 1-2 years that the runs are a little less?

03:53I think that the curators are doing their best, but as a player, if you go to any of the wickets,

04:00I think that as I have told you, you have to adapt the conditions and situations,

04:06and you have to be able to give an excuse that the wickets are like this.

04:09But I think that this is a little tricky, but we will adapt the situation as soon as possible.

04:18Hi Rajat, Sanju is not playing too much.

04:23Sanju is not playing tomorrow. Is that beneficial for you for winning the match?

04:30I don't think so, but we don't look at the other side, who is playing, who is not playing.

04:36So we always focus on playing on our strength and do best for the team.

04:41Rajat, eight matches, how have you enjoyed captaining the side?

04:48Huh?

04:48How have you enjoyed captaining the side?

04:50Of course I am enjoying a lot, because for me, I think it's a great learning process as a leader.

04:57So we have a great group of leaders in the team, very experienced players, so I think their thoughts,

05:02their inputs about the game, I think it is helping a lot.

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