Rajat Patidar, one of the candidates up for a chance at India debut on Friday, has been trying to upgrade his skills by observing Virat Kohli during the IPL.

The middle-order batter from Indore, who prides himself on being a good learner, or Sarfaraz Khan could make the XI with KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja out of the second Test here.

“I always observe his (Kohli) batting from the back of the nets, especially his footwork and body movement while batting. I try to learn and add these things into my batting,” the 30-year-old told BCCI.TV, referring to the time spent with Kohli at Royal Challengers Bangalore.

“It is not easy but I am relentlessly after it,” Patidar added about his pursuit of excellence.

The right-hander also revealed how sharing the dressing room with chief coach Rahul Dravid and skipper Rohit Sharma has helped him.

“I had not spoken a lot with Rohitbhai but I got to speak with him on this tour about batting. He shared his experiences in the nets, all this has increased my confidence,” Patidar said.

The late bloomer, however, won’t curb his attacking style if he gets to make his Test debut on Friday.

“I have an aggressive batting style and I have prepared myself that way, so it has become a habit now,” he said.