‌Duleep Trophy | Twitter reacts as Aaqib Khan creates magic on flat deck to deepen Rajat Patidar’s woes

Having piled up 260 runs by the third day of the match,  India A batted for a couple of more overs in the fourth day’s morning session before captain Mayank Agarwal declared, setting a target of 350 runs for India C to win. Openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Vyshak Vijaykumar added 36 runs together before B Sai Sudharsan accompanied his skipper. The pair seemed defensive in their approach, aiming for a draw that would help them win the Trophy. Just when things seemed to go out of control for the India A side, Aaqib Khan generated a magical spell to remove Gaikwad and Rajat Patidar with the second one being a peach.

Patidar played 30 balls to score seven runs in ten overs after Gaikwad was dismissed in the second session. Aiming to play a sumptuous drive on the last ball of the 48th over, he was cleaned up by an in-jagged that moved enough off the deck after hitting the good length. A pitch that wasn’t doing much for the fast bowlers since the morning saw Aaqib generate some in-seam movement and crash the off stump through the gates of Patidar’s defense to leave India C three wickets down. Seeing the UP-based pacer continue his impressive run in the domestic circuit, the Twitterverse could not shy away from appreciating what they saw.

Good delivery

— Arijit Shanto (@ArijitShan18431) 

Poor performance

Rajat Patidar in Duleep Trophy 2024



7

0

40

42

44

13



A poor tournament!💔  

— 𝐆.𝐎.𝐀.𝐓 🐐 (@GreatesOfaltime) 

Anchor

rajat patidar anchor too then

— Magic 🪄 (@xxTweetsAlot) 

Fantastic season

it has to be Rajat Patidar, he was fantastic last season, brings some stability in the middle order and also can accelerate when needed since he plays fearless cricket.

— Deepak Gowda (@DeepakCG) 

Even young

Rajat Patidar isn't even young

Why is he always considered as young? 

— Blessed boi (@IBelieveInPant) 

Retention

As per latest updates



Retention

1)Virat kohli

2)Green✈️

3)Rajat Patidar

4)Will Jacks/Maxwell✈️



Uncapped

5)Anuj Rawat(if they fell to retain)

Or no retention



They will have one RTM in auction to use on Indian player only.

— Vikk_ash2905 👣 (@VAsh2905) 

Can't wait

Rajat Patidar man fawk, cant wait for you to win orange cap next year 

— Magic 🪄 (@xxTweetsAlot) 

Never

He is doing well since 2nd test of England series and we all know what kind of pitches India has prepared since then, I never criticise anyone unnecessarily.



In England series everyone scored apart from Rajat Patidar.

— Rajiv (@Rajiv1841) 

Just one

Rajat Patidar has managed to score just one century in his last 15 innings of first-class cricket. 

— shobhitrajput (@shobhitraj9465) 

Dismissed

Aaqib Khan dismissed Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rajat Patidar in successive deliveries. 🤯 

— chanchal sarkar (@cricxnews140982)