Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh questioned RCB captain Rajat Patidar's omission from India's T20I squad for Ireland and England tour. He wrote on X, "Sad no Rajat Patidar in the Indian squad. What else he needs to do? Scored 501 runs strike rate almost 200 [in IPL 2026]...Unfair." He added that Patidar is "easily the best" middle-order batter in India.