Overview
- RCB have slated Patil’s comeback for January 9 against Mumbai Indians in Navi Mumbai as the WPL resumes for 2026.
- Patil detailed a difficult layoff triggered by shin splints, a wrist issue, and a fractured thumb that kept her out for over a year.
- She said she isolated herself for more than two months early in rehab before engaging with peers and staff at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
- Conversations with Jasprit Bumrah stood out, with his advice to “be in it” rather than fight the injury informing her approach to recovery and pressure situations.
- Her staged return began in October with the CPL for Barbados Royals (one wicket in five games) and continued in Karnataka’s T20s (five wickets in eight), after missing WPL 2025 and India’s home ODI World Cup.