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Harshal Patel: Virat’s message made me believe that I can perform for RCB

Harshal Patel of RCB camp has said that Virat Kohli’s message made him realized that RCB is a team where he can finally showcase his skills and deliver.

Patel who was traded to RCB by Delhi Capitals before the 2021 Indian Premier League, was a revelation in the seven matches he played for his new franchise. He was the leading wicket-taker with 17 wickets which also included a 5-wicket haul.

“The moment I was traded, Virat sent me a message, “Welcome back, you are going to play here”. That made a big impact in my confidence, and I realised this is a team where I can finally showcase all my skills,” Patel told the Hindustan Times.

He also had his fair share of bad days in the short season, when Ravindra Jadeja smashed him 37 runs in an over.

“He gives you the space to do your thing. Even if you don’t execute at times he understands better than anybody that on a batter’s day, if they get hold of a bowler, you are going to go for runs. Whenever we are unable to execute, or we stray from our plans, when we sit for the review the only talk is about what do we do to stay on the path, how do we stay in the mindset to execute more often than not. We don’t let any other noise come into that environment,” said Patel.

“Who better to tell you about what’s going on than AB? He doesn’t talk a lot, he will let you do your own thing but if he finds you are out of depth or struggling, he will come up to chat. Before I come in to bowl, he has probably seen seven or eight overs; he will give small pointers on what the wicket is doing, what the batters are trying to do, what are the deliveries will work. It is always short and concise chat,” Patel said.

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