The RCB captain has so far scored 486 runs across 13 innings at an impressive average of over 44 and blistering strike rate of nearly 197 in the ongoing IPL 2026. Patidar played a record-breaking knock of an unbeaten 93 off just 33 balls at a jaw-dropping strike rate of 281.81 to guide RCB to the highest-ever total in IPL playoff history (254/5) in the Qualifier 1 against Gujarat Titans.
After watching Patidar’s explosive batting, Virender Sehwag feels the RCB skipper is now very close to getting a chance in India’s T20I team.
The former India opener was highly impressed with the way the right-handed batter handled pressure and changed the match completely with aggressive batting, attacking the Gujarat Titans bowlers from all sides of the ground in Dharamshala.
The Indian team is not far away at all: Sehwag
Virender Sehwag said on Cricbuzz: “When he had come into bat, two wickets had fallen in the same over. From there, he handled the situation, structured his innings, and then completely wreaked havoc in the end. He hit sixes in every direction; those were calculated hits. He knows what his strengths are; he waits for the ball. I am saying that the Indian team is not far away at all.”
The Men in Blue are scheduled to play a T20I series against Ireland, England, and Zimbabwe in the coming months, and Mohit said Patidar is giving great headaches to the national selectors.
Mohit Sharma said during the same discussion, “He is batting brilliantly. Now the question for him is how do you run things in the future? How can you play for India? How will the space be created?”
Virender Sehwag warns RCB despite dominant IPL 2026 final entry
And Sehwag warned the Royal Challengers Bengaluru against becoming overconfident. He believes that RCB now have a major advantage to use that extra time to prepare for the conditions at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad before the title clash on May 31.
Sehwag said, “They can't afford to relax just because they are in the final. They will have to prepare for it. It is their benefit that they will be able to practice there for 2 days. The other team that will qualify for the final will not even get a chance to practice there, because they will have to travel on their break day. Also, RCB have played at that ground so many times, and have won the title there also.”
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