IPL 2026: Patidar Says Andy Flower ‘Is the Best Coach I Have Played Under’ After RCB Clinches Back-to-Back Titles
RCB won consecutive IPL titles under Rajat Patidar after shifting to a balanced squad and stronger bowling, with Gujarat Titans held to 155 in the final.
- On the night of the IPL 2026 final, Bengaluru defeated Gujarat Titans with 12 balls remaining to secure back-to-back titles, becoming only the third team to win consecutive championships.
- Rajat Patidar accepted RCB captaincy after leading Madhya Pradesh in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy, following a franchise offer at the end of the 2024 season.
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, and Rasikh Salam Dar restricted Gujarat Titans to 155 runs, while Virat Kohli scored 75 off 42 balls and Washington Sundar added 50 off 37 balls in the chase.
- Bengaluru transformed its strategy in 2025 by prioritizing a stable middle order and strong bowling unit, which proved vital to winning consecutive championships and ending years of title droughts.
- Under Patidar's leadership, what once looked unattainable for Kohli and the team became inevitable, as the franchise moved past the misery of three previous final losses.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore has established its reign in the IPL by winning the trophy for the second consecutive time. Now, Rajat Patidar has his sights set on the next goal. He has clearly indicated that the team is not going to stop here.
Rajat Patidar not done yet, wants RCB to script IPL hat-trick history
Rajat Patidar said he wants to help Royal Challengers Bengaluru achieve an unprecedented hat-trick of IPL titles. On Sunday, RCB became only the third franchise in tournament history to win back-to-back championships, but no team has ever gone on to win three titles in a row.
IPL 2026: Patidar says Andy Flower ‘is the best coach I have played under’ after RCB clinches back-to-back titles
Flower, who was appointed ahead of the 2024 season, has helped RCB shake off the “nearly men” tag it acquired after finishing runner-up three times in the first 17 editions of the IPL.
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