Patidar heaps praise on Flower after RCB clinch back-to-back IPL titles

[p]Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 75 off 42 balls as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/royal-challengers-bengaluru/ObLbexsS/"]‌Bengaluru[/a] chased down 156 to secure a ‌five-wicket [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/cricket/gujarat-titans-WxbsgtO5/royal-challengers-bengaluru-ObLbexsS/?mid=MZPAqcK8"]win over Gujarat Titans in Sunday's final.[/a][/p][p]Zimbabwean ‌Flower, who was appointed ahead of the 2024 ‌season, has helped Bengaluru shake off the "nearly men" tag they acquired after finishing runners-up three times in the ‌first 17 editions of the IPL.[/p][p][b]"I've ⁠played five seasons ‌of the IPL and he is one of the ​best coaches. The way he handles players, not only those who play,"[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/patidar-rajat/EgkyhNDJ/"]Patidar[/a] told ​reporters.[/p][p][b]"For him, the players who aren't playing, the first-timers, he spends a lot of time with ⁠every individual. I ​don't have words to express, but he's the best coach I've played under.[/b][/p][p][b]"The (team) culture has changed. I don't know what it was before 2021. ‌But from when I've come in, there have been a lot of changes in the mindset of players. The coaching staff treats every player equally - that's a big change."[/b][/p][embed guid="c69751d2-0943-4346-9294-5b1b0088810e" url="https://x.com/RCBTweets/status/2061344491978866947" social-type="twitter" /][p]Speaking at a press conference in the early hours of Monday, Patidar said Bengaluru had set their sights on becoming the first team to win three IPL titles ‌in a row.[/p][p]"It's my birthday. There can't ​be a better gift than this," added Patidar, ‌who turned 32 on Monday.[/p][p][b]"The individual that I am, I always focus on living in the present. We have won back-to-back, we'll celebrate but the focus will be how we ⁠can now do ⁠this three in ‌a row."[/b][/p]