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RCB skipper Rajat Patidar admits M Chinnaswamy Stadium has tricky wickets in IPL 2025 but won’t use it as an excuse.
Rajat Patidar (PTI Photo)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Rajat Patidar has admitted that their home ground, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, has presented them with ‘tricky and unpredictable’ wickets in IPL 2025 but said they are not going to use it as an ‘excuse’.
RCB have played three matches at home this season, losing all of them while winning the remaining five away matches against formidable opponents Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings. While the home stadium has always been a weakness for the Bengaluru-based franchise, this year, it has acted quite differently than usual, with hardly any typically flat tracks.
“We have not played good cricket in our home matches, and you have talked about the toss, it’s not in my hands, so let’s see,” Patidar said ahead of Thursday’s clash against the Royals at the ground. “And this time, wickets are a bit tricky and unpredictable over here, but that is not an excuse. So, we’ll try to adapt to the situation and conditions as quickly as possible.”
There’s another layer to the trend: RCB are unbeaten while chasing in IPL 2025 but they haven’t bowled first yet at the Chinnaswamy.
“It is not that if you lose the toss, half the battle is lost because the toss is not in our control. But as a player, if you have to bat first, you would always try to do the best you can in such a situation and conditions. So, we are trying to focus more on that aspect and not on the toss,” Patidar said about the subject.
It’s then a good sign that RCB are still managing to be competitive and at third in the points table. Patidar attributed it to their ability to stay in the present.
“For us, I think it is about being in the present moment because, in this league, you have back-to-back matches. So, it’s important to learn from the past and learn from the errors. We don’t keep talking about the home matches that we have lost, and we focus on the present as much as possible, which is more important. We always try to do our best on that day,” said Patidar.
