Overview
- The left-hander has 111 runs from two innings at a 201.82 strike rate, with fifties versus CSK and SRH that set up RCB’s first two wins.
- Since rejoining in 2025, he has embraced a power-first method and a fixed No. 3 role designed to raise tempo from the outset.
- Coaches Andy Flower and Dinesh Karthik shaped the change, and Karthik says this form should force India consideration if it continues.
- Bought back by RCB for Rs 2 crore in the 2025 auction, he hit 247 runs in 10 games and says that move was the turning point that clarified the brand of cricket he wants to play.
- After lean spells at Rajasthan and Lucknow that left him feeling weighed down by price tags, the Bengaluru setup has given him clarity, confidence, and a path to rebuild his game.