Rohit shared his experience in the nets: Rajat

Rajat has recovered from an Achilles Injur

My first dream was always to represent India in Test cricket: Rajat

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batsman Rajat Patidar may feature in India’s second test against England as Virat Kohli will be unavailable for that fixture. This would mark his debut in the test format. “I had been talking to Rahul (Dravid) sir since the last two series. I hadn’t spoken with Rohit bhai too much before but on this tour I got to speak with him about batting. He shared his experience in the nets. All this has increased my confidence,” Patidar said in a video made public by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). 

Rajat Patidar was recovering from an Achilles Injury for a major part of 2023. His surgery took place in London.  “Being injured is always a difficult time for any player. I was just thinking that I cannot change my recovery time now. So I just accepted this fact and was just focussing on what I could do at the time. I have played with a lot of Indian players in the domestic circuit. To get my first Test callup after injury is something that makes me very happy. My first dream was always to represent India in Test cricket. I was playing matches for India A when I got that call and it felt great,” Rajat mentioned in the video.