{"id":174883,"date":"2026-05-31T03:30:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T09:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=174883"},"modified":"2026-05-31T03:30:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T09:00:41","slug":"rajat-patidar-the-injury-replacement-turned-captain-who-changed-the-fate-of-rcb-the-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=174883","title":{"rendered":"Rajat Patidar: The injury replacement turned captain who changed the fate of RCB &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi_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?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rajat Patidar: The injury replacement turned captain who changed the fate of RCB<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">The Times of India<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.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?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patidar: Mindset is the same as last year&#8217;s final<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">ESPNcricinfo<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.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?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IPL Final RCB vs GT | Patidar not dwelling on emulating Dhoni and Rohit<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">The Hindu<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.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?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Every captain wants to win trophies but important to be yourself: Patidar on his captaincy mantra<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">ThePrint<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.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?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rajat Patidar \u2014 the quiet man with main character energy<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">The New Indian Express<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a 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