Rajat Patidar of Madhya Pradesh provided an update on his long-term injury on Wednesday, May 3. Patidar had a heel injury before joining the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) training camp in preparation for the IPL 2023.
Rajat Patidar was treated at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru.
On April 4, RCB published a statement announcing that Rajat Patidar will not take part in the IPL 2023. He hasn’t played cricket since Madhya Pradesh’s 306-run loss to Bengal in the 2022-23 Ranji Trophy semi-final in February.
Patidar shared his photo in a hospital bed on his official Twitter account on Wednesday.He also revealed that he underwent successful surgery for a long-standing Achilles heel problem.
Rajat Patidar on his Twitter quoted:
“Just wanted to give a quick update to all my supporters out there. I recently underwent surgery for an injury that has been troubling me for a while now, but I’m happy to say that it went well and I’m on the road to recovery! Thank you all for prayers.”
Rajat Patidar’s absence keeps RCB’s search for the No.3 batter on
Rajat Patidar played in 12 RCB matches and scored 404 runs with a strike rate of 144.29. He joined the club as an alternative for injured wicketkeeper Luvnith Sisodia in the second part of the IPL 2022.
In IPL 2022, the uncapped Indian hitter scored 333 runs in seven innings with a strike rate of 152.75. In the eliminator against the Lucknow Super Giants, he hit his first IPL century (112*).
The presence of Rajat Patidar at No. 3 in the RCB batting order is missing this season, as the club management has experimented with six people in the batting position. Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, and Shahbaz Ahmed were all given a few chances to bat at No.3.