India, May 30 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru Rajat Patidar lives in his own world and at present nothing is distracting him other than the aim of winning the Indian Premier League for the second successive time.

RCB play Gujarat Titans in the 2026 final showdown at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday and on the eve of the match the RCB captain addressed the media. When asked if he was hoping to be selected in the Indian team for the upcoming away T20Is against Ireland and England, Patidar answered in the negative. He didn't beat around the bush and came up with the good, old-fashioned "no".

"No, I am looking forward to the possibility of getting selected for those tours [in June and July]," Patidar, whose exceptional 93 not out ...