Since the Gujarat Titans made their debut in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2022, Rahul Tewatia has played all its games, the 50. But in four seasons, the left -hander has only faced 335 balls and scored 498 races and launched only seven overs in total.
To compare that with a starter like Shubman Gill, who has also played all GT games since his debut season, he has faced 1,319 balls for his 1,947 races.
His role of a finalist that has paddles paddos and waiting for a lot of time in the excavated to see if his opportunity ever comes. If it ever comes, then its great risks of the first ball and squeeze as many races as possible.
Tim David’s trip with RCB in IPL 2025
The Bengaluru batter of Royal Challenge, Tim David, is one of them, who has played third place in most T20 matches throughout the world in the last five years, 247 worldwide for more than 10 teams, and has faced only 10 on average.
In the IPL 2025, he faced only 24 balls and scored 55 races at an attack rate of 204. In an interview with Espncricinfo, the Australian batter spoke about the strangeness and professionals of his role.
“In most of the games in which I play, I see the first ten overs from the changing rooms, then five overs of the bench,” David said.
“I have to have a lot of volume (training). I do not hope to get that in the games, and you must be ready to take risks immediately. I love it. The training is very fun: I can go and go out with my classmates and have a success for too long,” he added.
Working with Dansh Karthik and Karon Pollard
David revealed how this role is more ‘makes him travel around the world due to high demand in the T20 leagues. The demand has reached its saturation for the batter born in Singapore of what is now rejecting the offers.
“I am playing ten months a year, and I have to reserve tournaments. When you have been on the road for three or four months, far from the comforts at home, you must rest and cool for the next one. I feel that I am in a good space at this time. I have improved a lot. Now I am a player better than when I started,” David said.
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After being part of the configuration of the Mumbai Indians for three seasons, he has returned to RCB since they have started the season well with three four -game victories. Speaking about the experience of playing the finalists as Karon Pollard and Dineh Karthik in the IPL, David said:
“But they can’t tell you things and then you do it automatically. You have to review it, own the mistakes yourself and get out of the other side.”
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