India, April 16 -- Former Chennai Super Kings batter Ambati Rayudu was all praise for Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar for his fearless batting approach and leading from the front in the ongoing season. Patidar has looked like a man on a mission to set the tone for his team in the middle with the approach of hitting big shots from the word go. He is not messing around, taking any time to get settled and smashing the opposition bowlers right from the first ball, be it spinner or pacer.

He has smashed 222 runs in five matches at a staggering strike rate of 213.46, which has given his team a big boost in the middle overs, where other teams usually tend to slow down.

The defending champions have started their campaign in an...