Fri Apr 18 16:30:00 UTC 2025: ## RCB’s Rajat Patidar Achieves 1000 IPL Runs in Record Time
**Bengaluru, April 19:** Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Rajat Patidar reached a significant milestone in the rain-affected IPL 2025 match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Friday. He became only the second fastest Indian batsman to reach 1000 IPL runs, achieving the feat in just 30 innings. This surpasses the records of Sachin Tendulkar and Ruturaj Gaikwad, who both reached the mark in 31 innings. Gujarat Titans’ Sai Sudharsan remains the fastest Indian to 1000 IPL runs, accomplishing it in 25 matches.
Patidar’s achievement was even more remarkable as he scored a boundary off the very first ball bowled by Arshdeep Singh after Phil Salt’s dismissal, contributing to his 23-run knock in the match. He is also only the third RCB player to reach the 1000-run milestone, joining Virat Kohli (who only scored 1 run in this match) and Devdutt Padikkal. The news article also mentions that Padikkal did not participate in the match against Punjab. The information about Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi is unrelated and has been omitted.
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