Patidar, who led from the front with 12-ball-31, called it a collective effort while singling out Kohli's chase-defining 38-ball-69 not out and debutant Jacob Duffy's impact with the new ball.
The 18th season of the Indian Premier League will kick off on Saturday with a replay of the 2016 final between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Chinnaswamy.
Ranji Trophy 2025: Rajat Patidar cracked his maiden First-Class double hundred in his first match as Madhya Pradesh captain against Punjab in Indore on Friday.
Before Patidar and Rathod milked 167 runs for the fourth wicket to take the match decisively away from South, the former were in some trouble at 93 for three
On a non-match day during the India-England series, The Indian Express caught up RCB's cricket director Mo Babot to stack up the details of Bangalore's 2025 heist.
Though the euphoria of speaking on the phone to global figures, something millions can only dream of, was short-lived, Khemraj was “happy” to speak to “King Kohli”, declaring that he was “big RCB fan”.
The captain also lauded gamechanger Krunal Pandya whose spell swung the momentum in RCB's favour snapping up a well-set Prabhsimran Singh and Josh Inglis as they were starting to look ominous.
Candidates: Javokhir Sindarov’s red-hot form continues with fourth win
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20-year-old Uzbek chess player Javokhir Sindarov continues to dominate in the Candidates Tournament, scoring 4.5 points in five rounds and securing his fourth win against Hikaru Nakamura. Meanwhile, R Praggnanandhaa falls behind with a draw and India's hopes rest on Fabiano Caruana, who made a comeback after his previous loss to Sindarov.
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