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Rajat Patidar (Image Credit: Twitter/Rajat Patidar)
Madhya Pradesh and Royal Challengers Bangalore player, Rajat Patidar has been out of action ahead of the ongoing IPL 2023. Ahead of the tournament, he sustained a heel injury which ruled him out for half of the season at the time. However, on the sixth day of the ongoing tournament (April 4), Patidar was ruled out for the entire season.
Unfortunately, Rajat Patidar has been ruled out of #IPL2023 due to an Achilles Heel injury. π
β Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) April 4, 2023
We wish Rajat a speedy recovery and will continue to support him during the process. πͺ
The coaches and management have decided not to name a replacement player for Rajat just yet. ποΈ pic.twitter.com/c76d2u70SY
Notably, they haven't announced his replacement although they have replaced injured David Willey and Reece Topley. The latter was replaced by South Africa's Wayne Parnell. On the other hand, Kedar Jadhav has replaced Willey who sustained a foot injury as he got hit by a yorker from Andre Russell from Kolkata Knight Riders last week. Talking about Topley, he was ruled due to a shoulder injury during the game against Mumbai Indians.
Meanwhile, the 2021-22 Ranji Trophy winner, Patidar has now posted an update on his recovery on Twitter. The tweet reads "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 β€οΈ.YourΒ RP."
This is how Twitter reacted
Wish you a speedy recovery brother
β Rajesh Khilare (@Cricrajeshpk) May 3, 2023
Bhai kedar jadhav is replacing youπππin middle Orderππ
β ππ¨π‘π₯π’π§ππ!ππ§_ππ© (@bholination) May 3, 2023
Get well soon Champβ€οΈ
β ΡβΊπ§ΞπΌπ₯ πΠ² (@TejeshAB) May 3, 2023
Get well soon champ β€οΈ pic.twitter.com/QeifkeTYGr
β Devendra Singh Rathore (@DevendrRathod9) May 3, 2023
Rcb is feeling the absence of Rajat Patidar:
β Shakti Man π₯ (@IamShaktiMann) May 3, 2023
Rcb middle order Rcb middle order
Without Patidar with Patidar. pic.twitter.com/cJWJomZ2LJ
We miss you boy! This supposed to be your best season. But destiny had different script. Come back stronger!!
β Maharaj Patil (@IamViruLover) May 3, 2023
RCB middle order missing u badlly ......parying for u r speedy recovery champ.....
β Khiladi Kohli (@GoatKohli1818) May 3, 2023
The world is not ready for the next big thing in cricket !!! Rajat Patidar β€οΈβ¨
β Ramu (@Driver_tha_bhai) May 3, 2023
Get well soon brother, trust me you are being missed terribly..more power to you and a speedy recovery
β Burgess Choksey πΎπΎ (@burgesschoksey) May 3, 2023
RCB has missed Rajat Patidar dearly
Meanwhile, the right-hander has been missed by the three-time finalists in the ongoing 16th season. In the years, 2021 and 2022 (last part of the tournament), he was batting at number three. Two years back, he became an answer to the team's search for a stable number three slot. However, during the 2022 mega auction, he went unsold.
Only when Luvnith Sisodia got injured, the MP player was signed as a replacement mid-season. In the eliminator game against Lucknow Super Giants, he scored his maiden IPL hundred. Ahead of the player auction for the ongoing season, Patidar was retained but hasn't been ab;e to play. The team has tried quite a few players at number three but nothing has worked.