New Delhi, Jan 24 (PTI) There is very little chance that Rajat Patidar will make it to the playing eleven during India’s opening Test against England unless the hosts decide on going a bowler short.

The 30-year-old Patidar’s maiden entry into the Indian Test team is, however, a testament to the country’s superb domestic structure that produces battle-hardened professionals and rewards them for the consistency and temperament.

Whether earning plaudits from the country’s most successful domestic coach Chandrakant Pandit while playing Ranji Trophy for Madhya Pradesh or looking the part while having Virat Kohli at the other end in pressure IPL games, Patidar has proved at every level and unlikely to disappoint when it matters the most.

So, what makes Patidar special as compared to some of his other domestic contemporaries who were also in contention? Vijay Dahiya, who has seen enough of Indian domestic talent as first-class and IPL coach as well as a broadcaster, explains it in simple terms.

“Rajat knows how to make big hundreds. It is one thing having the hunger but completely different while executing the plan. If someone is scoring 151 out of a team’s total of 227 (India A vs England Lions), he is an above average player,” Dahiya told

Source: PTI News