A small grocery store in Chhattisgarh, Madagon Devbhog found itself at the center of a strange cricket story when the calls for RCB captain Rajat Patidar reached its owner. The Mix-up on Patidar’s old phone number attracted attention after calling two local fans, inspiring him to contact the police.
Rajat Patidar was put ahead of ROR 11 crore by Royal Challengers Bangalore from 2025 season. The middle-order batsman captured the captaincy and proved his skills as a skipper in his first season. In particular, 32 -year -old directed RCB to their first IPL title, ending the team’s 18 -year discovery for the trophy.
Chhattisgarh leads Kishore in the contact list of wrong number cricketers
According to NDTV, at the end of June, a boy named Manish in Gerband district of Chhattisgarh bought a new Reliance Jio SIM card from a local shop. After being unused for more than 90 days, the number was deactivated by the telecom provider and before that the cricketer was registered in Silver Patidar.
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Once active, the number still displayed the photo of the Patidar as WhatsApp profile picture. Manish and his friend Khamraj did not think much about it, unaware that he had stumbled in a humble situation, which was connecting him with the contact lists of some of India’s biggest cricket names.
That number is mine, please return it – Silver Patidar
Manish’s new active phone number started receiving calls with some of the biggest names of cricket, including Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. Chhattisgarh young and his friend Khamraj found the situation entertaining.
On 15 July, the incident took an unexpected turn when Patidar himself approached Manish. Patidar said that the number is important to communicate with its coaches, teammates and close colleagues.
The RCB captain told two friends, “Brother, I am a silver Patidar. This number is mine, please return it.”
“And we are MS Dhoni,” he replied.
However, Manish and Khemraj replied in the Zest, refusing to believe that the collar was actually the RCB captain. The mix-up, which began with a simple SIM card purchase, now had direct participation from the Patidar and showed how a re-assigned number could spark a comedy of errors.
Okay, I will send the police – Silver Patidar
Rajat Patidar had to contact the police when Manish and Khemraj refused to cooperate. Patidar warned, “Okay, I will send the police.”
The officer reached Manish’s house within ten minutes, motivated two friends to hand over the SIM card. This incident left Khemraj, it was a dream to tell him the truth because it gave him a chance to talk to Virat Kohli due to the wrong number.
“I met Kohli to talk to Kohli due to a wrong number. The goal of my life is met,” Khemraj told the TV channel.
In the 2025 IPL season, Patidar scored 312 runs in 15 matches on an average of 24 and a strike rate of 143.78, including two half -centuries. He was the third largest run-runner for Royal Challengers Bangalore behind Virat Kohli (657) and Phil Salat (403).
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