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The 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2025 turned out to be a great one especially for some of the young players who impressed everyone with their performances through the season. One of those players in IPL 2025 was Urvil Patel. The young wicketkeeper-batter joined Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the middle of the season as a replacement for injured Vansh Bedi.
Urvil Patel earned the limelight for his performances in the domestic season last year including a fiery 28-ball hundred during the 2024 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Despite his heroics in domestic cricket, he couldn’t get a single bid in the IPL 2025 mega auction. However, Patel got another chance in the middle of IPL 2025 and it turned out to be a great one as he got offers from two big franchises on the same day. In his recent interview with GC Podcast on YouTube Urvil Patel revealed he got a call from Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings in a span of one hour.
CSK were sure about me: Urvil Patel
Urvil Patel revealed that he first got a call from RCB as they were considering him as a replacement for Devdutt Padikkal. However, the franchise didn’t give any confirmation and asked him to come for a 15-day trial. After that, Patel revealed that he got a call from CSK just an hour later who were considering him as a replacement for Vansh Bedi and were sure to include him in the squad.
“When I come to know about it, I was very excited because I remember there were two good news for me on the same day. I first got a call from RCB that Devdutt Padikkal might have been injured. So, they were looking for a replacement. So, they called me first but didn’t confirm that they will pick me. They asked me to come for a 15-day trial,” Urvil Patel said.
“After one hour, I got a call from CSK. [AR] Srikkanth sir from scouting called me and said they are considering me as a replacement player. So, be ready. So, I was confused. I said, ‘Sir, RCB also called me.’ He said they were sure about me to include in the team. He told me to be ready and wait for BCCI’s approval.” he further added.
