IPL 2026 | 'He has been a huge calming influence in a dressing room...': Dinesh Karthik on Rajat Patidar

In the IPL 2026 final match against Gujarat Titans GT Royal Challengers Bengaluru RCB emerged victorious by five wickets at the Narendra Modi Stadium in AhmedabadThis was their second title in the leagues history under the captaincy of Rajat Patidar Following the triumph RCBs batting coach and mentor Dinesh Karthik heaped praise on the skipper by saying that he likes to be a star and not a superstarRajat has been a huge calming influence in a dressing room that is highoctane and high testosterone He keeps things very calm and thats so important The bowlers thrive when you have a calm captain it definitely helps under pressure I think he likes to be a star not a superstar he said on JioHotstarFurther the former cricketer said that Patidar only shows aggression when he is batting Karthik also pointed out one trait in the Madhya Pradeshborn cricketer that he thinks is important in a leaderThere are plenty of guys in that team who are big names and get the job done in highpressure situations The only time Rajat is aggressive is when hes batting Other than that he brings a very calm atmosphere and is happy for a lot of the senior players to go front and centre which I believe is a very important trait in a leader He just sits back allows things to get done and does exactly what needs to be done in that moment added the 41yearold former cricketerIPL 2026 final Gujarat Titans vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Match summaryWith an aim of chasing the target of 156 runs RCB scored 161 runs for the loss of five wickets in 18 oversImpact Player Venkatesh Iyer smashed 31 runs in just 16 balls with the help of four boundaries and two maximums Devdutt Padikkal was dismissed on one run in four ballsSkipper Rajat Patidar scored 15 runs before departing Facing 13 balls he smashed a boundary and a maximum Krunal Pandyas innings also came to an end with one run in two balls Tim David accumulated 24 runs in 17 balls before departing His knock included three boundaries and a maximumFacing 42 balls stalwart Virat Kohli garnered an unbeaten 75 runs laced with nine boundaries and three maximums Shouldering him was wicketkeeperbatsman Jitesh Sharma who scored an unbeaten 11 runs in 14 balls with the help of a boundaryGujarats Rashid Khan claimed two wickets Mohammed Siraj Kagiso Rabada and Arshad Khan also bagged one wicket each Impact Player Prasidh Krishna and Jason Holder went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against BengaluruEarlier having been put to bat first GTs opening batsman Sai Sudharsan managed to score 12 runs in 12 balls including two boundaries Captain Shubman Gill registered 10 runs in eight balls with the help of two boundariesFacing 18 balls Nishant Sindhu scored 20 runs which included three boundaries Wicketkeeperbatsman Jos Buttler departed after scoring 19 runs in 23 balls His knock included a boundary Arshad Khan lost his wicket in 15 runs in six balls including two maximumsLater Jason Holder was dismissed on seven runs in five balls including a boundary Washington Sundar played a fighting knock of an unbeaten 50 runs off 37 deliveries laced with five boundaries Rashid Khan also scored seven runs in three balls including a maximum Rahul Tewatia registered seven runs in five balls including a boundary Kagiso Rabada stayed unbeaten on three runs in three balls With this the Titans posted a total of 155 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs against the Royal ChallengersBengalurus Rasikh Salam returned with the figures of three wickets for 27 runs in four overs Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood claimed two wickets each Krunal Pandya also chipped in with one wicket Jacob Duffy went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against the Titans