“I felt that I did well. I contributed in offence as well as defence. Ajay had my back throughout the match. And as far as playing against Telugu Titans goes, they know everything about me, just like I know everything about them. I knew they were expecting me to go heavy on the running hand-touch attempts so I changed my game and focused on picking up bonuses. So, the plan was successful tonight,” Chaudhari said in the post-match press conference.

Whereas at one side of the mat Thalavias raiders were flourishing, on the other side, the Titans raiders seemed ineffective. There star raider Siddharth Desai only managed to score five points whereas Rajnish scored four points. Rahul was well supported by Ajay Thakur and Shabeer Bapu on the mat as they were able to revive him quickly whenever he went off the mat. This was the kind of support that was lacking for him when he played for Telugu Titans, especially in the sixth season. He had been with Telugu Titans for the past six seasons and people in Hyderabad consider him one of their own and it was clearly visible by the cheers he got while on the mat.