India, May 16 -- After defeats in seven of their first eight games in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have turned the tide in some style. They won their last five matches and remain in the playoffs race heading into their final league game against Chennai Super Kings on Saturday. With 320 runs at a strike-rate of 179.77, including five half-centuries, Rajat Patidar has been one of the key performers for RCB so far. The 30-year-old talks about the team's fightback, batting in the middle order, and learnings from Virat Kohli.

Excerpts from the interview:

Of course, it hurts when things don't go your way. But to build some momentum, we spoke about wanting to play for pride. Everyone was always working ha...