CSK wicketkeeper-batter Urvil Patel has shared that he was approached by the RCB before joining CSK as a replacement player during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season. He also said that the CSK provided him with the much-needed clarity, while the RCB asked him to participate in trials only. Later, Urvil replaced injured Vansh Bedi as a replacement player for CSK in the IPL 2025.

Speaking to the GC Podcast YouTube Channel, Urvil Patel said: “When I came 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 they didn’t confirm whether they would pick me. They asked me to come for a 15-day trial.”

“After one hour, I got a call from CSK. Srikanth 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 my inclusion in the team. He told me to be ready and wait for BCCI’s approval. It was a very good moment for me. I remember we were on vacation, so the family was together. I remember the call was around 1 pm, and I told the family in the evening that it’s clear that I am going to CSK,” he further added.

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“I think that I got a call in April. When Ruturaj got injured, there were trials. CSK called me and Mhatre. I went to the trials and batted in the nets for two days. Then they took Ayush. After one month, they said that there is an intra-squad trial match and invited me. I went there and played that match. I performed well in both matches. In one match, I scored 20-ball 40 and 20-ball 51 in another. They selected me with those performances,” he again shared.

However, Urvil Patel also shared about his disappointment at going unsold at the IPL 2025 mega auction as well. He also added that the setback led to his fastest T20 century.

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“IPL auction was around 24-25. Ahead of the auction, I was like, one of the teams will be me. My family had more expectations of me than I had of myself. When it didn’t happen, it hurt that somewhere I have been working hard for so many years, if I miss these things for one or two years, then it’s difficult to grow in cricket,” Urvil Patel again shared.

“I remember there was no match on the 26th. I was at the hotel and my father called me in the morning. I never saw my father so sad in my entire life, regardless of the problem, so I cut the call. I felt something from inside that whatever I play, it will be for him. There’s nothing on my mind about breaking records. By God’s grace, I scripted the record for India’s fastest T20 hundred,” Urvil Patel concluded.