Hyderabad, Nov. 28 -- Gujarat batter Urvil Patel, who smashed a 31-ball century against Services in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) fixture at Hyderabad this season, said that being at Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL 2025 season made him believe in himself.

Urvil made a stunning T20 captaincy debut, smashing an unbeaten 119 off just 37 balls to lead Gujarat to an eight-wicket victory over Services in their SMAT Group C opener in Hyderabad on November 26.

Retained by CSK after joining them mid-IPL 2025 as an injury replacement, Urvil blasted his century in only 31 balls--the third-fastest by an Indian. His explosive start made the chase of 183 effortless, as he hammered 12 fours and 10 sixes to seal the win with 45 balls remaining....