The 32-year-old\u2019s credentials as both leader and performer shone this week as he guided Central Zone to the Duleep Trophy 2025 title with a six-wicket victory over South Zone in Bengaluru. Patidar capped the campaign with a stellar 101 off 115 balls in the final and finished as the tournament\u2019s top scorer with 382 runs in five innings, including two centuries and two half-centuries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a huge honour for me to captain the India \u2018A\u2019 side for the series against Australia \u2018A\u2019. I feel this is a great opportunity for me and the team to show the level we are at and be in the reckoning for an India call-up with a resilient performance,\u201d said Patidar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 32-year-old\u2019s credentials as both leader and performer shone this week as he guided Central Zone to the Duleep Trophy 2025 title with a six-wicket victory over South Zone in Bengaluru. Patidar capped the campaign with a stellar 101 off 115 balls in the final and finished as the tournament\u2019s top scorer with 382 runs in five innings, including two centuries and two half-centuries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cAs captain of a team, it is about how we come together as a unit and are willing to take a bullet for each other. That\u2019s the camaraderie and belief system we had in RCB this season, where each of us stepped up for one another and worked together towards success. It will be a similar approach that we would like to adapt as a team for the India \u2018A\u2019 outing. I am excited and look forward to the new challenge,\u201d Patidar said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n