“Rajat Patidar had fractured his knuckle” - Mo Bobat credits Indo-Pak war break helped RCB in lifting IPL 2025 title

RCB Director of Cricket, Mo Bobat, has revealed that the India and Pakistan war break had helped the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) franchise in lifting the IPL 2025 title for the first time in 18 years.

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Notably, there were multiple injuries in the RCB camp during the course of the tournament. While Josh Hazlewood had shoulder niggle, Devdutt Padikkal was suffering from a hamstring. Most importantly, RCB skipper Rajat Patidar had a knuckle fracture.

“We had some injuries and niggles. You know, Rajat had fractured his knuckle. Josh Hazlewood’s shoulder niggle had appeared. Dev [Padikkal] was struggling a little bit with his hamstring at that time. The bodies were creaking a little bit because of the schedule. And so, there were pros and cons,” Mo Bobat told Cricbuzz.

“You know, I think so long as we could patch up the guys physically, I was quite keen for us to play soon. I wasn’t in favour of having to wait a few months to come back. So, I’m glad the break wasn’t too long,” he added.

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However, Bobat added that while the break was mentally taxing, it helped the franchise physically as RCB played only seven games in 21 to 22 days as players recovered from their injuries during the break.

“I would say there were upsides and downsides to the break. Mentally it was bad timing because actually we were in a good place. We were playing good cricket. You don’t want to lose that feeling and that momentum. So, psychologically, it was a bad time,” he noted.

“Physically, it was probably a good time because we had just played seven games in 21 or 22 days, all travelling before and after each one. You know, that was probably the most extensive schedule that any team had,” he concluded.

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