Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have signed Rajat Patidar as a replacement for the injured Luvnith Sisodia for the remainder of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.

Patidar, who represents Madhya Pradesh in domestic cricket, has so far played 31 T20s and has 861 runs against his name with the help of 7 half-centuries. The right-handed batter, who had previously represented the RCB franchise four times, will join RCB for the price of INR 20 Lakh.

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Rajat Patidar has played 31 matches for Madhya Pradesh, scoring 861 runs in total, averaging 30.75 with his highest score of 96.

Rajat Patidar made his IPL debut last year for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. He plays domestic cricket for Madhya Pradesh. Despite his decent performances in domestic matches, Patidar surprisingly went unsold at the IPL 2022 auction in February.

Last year, he scored 71 runs in four innings for RCB, with his highest score being 31. Patidar could be a solid addition to the top order of the Bangalore-based franchise in IPL 2022. It will be interesting to see how many games he gets to play this year.

RCB, who have so far played 2 matches this season and have won and lost a game each, will take on the Rajasthan Royals on April 5 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.