Rajat Patidar's outing against Punjab Kings may not have been up to the mark, but he did indeed embark on a historic score. The RCB skipper has now become only the third Indian to achieve 1000 runs for the franchise. Among these there, only Sai Sudharsan of the Gujarat Titans did it better than Patidar. Only 15 runs were needed by Patidar to achieve the 1000-run mark and he did so during the match with PBKS. At Chinnaswamy Stadium, he would manage to score an obstinate 23, while the rest of the RCB top-six batters fell below 10 runs in a rain-affected game. Fewest innings to 1000 IPL runs (Indians): 25 – Sai Sudharsan 30 – Rajat Patidar* 31 – Sachin Tendulkar 31 – Ruturaj Gaikwad 33 – Tilak Varma Patidar reached the landmark in merely his 30th match in the IPL. Picked as an injury replacement in 2022, the Madhya Pradesh batter has seen a meteoric rise. He has earned an India cap, taken over the captaincy of R.C.B., and now added this record to boast of joining tendulkar with Ruturaj and Tilak Varma behind. In 18 seasons of the IPL, he has become the third Indian to have scored 1000 runs for RCB. Virat Kohli heads the leaderboard with over 8000 runs, while the milestone previously reached by Devdutt Padikkal came about in the last match. However, what makes Patidar's record different is that he has a little steady event. At the age of 31, he becomes very much an important player in the top order of RCB, sharing the part of scoring with Kohli and new boy, Phil Salt. Read also: What is the Cut-Off Time for RCB vs PBKS Match in IPL 2025? Among all IPL players with more than 1000 runs, Patidar is the only Indian with an average of greater than 35 at a strike rate of above 150, entering the league of Gayle, Miller, Klaasen, Hetmyer, and Travis Head. He can quickly turn the tables and pile runs steadily, thus becoming a major threat for the opposition. Patidar’s IPL record: INNS Runs HS Avg SR 100 50 30 1008 112* 34.76 158.49 1 9