I need to keep performing: Rajat Bhatia

NEW DELHI: After starting IPL 7 with a win, Rajasthan Royals seem to have gone off track with back-to-back losses at the hands of Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings. However, all-rounder Rajat Bhatia feels it's still early days in the tournament and there is nothing to worry about.
"Right now we can afford to make mistakes. It's better than making mistakes at a later stage. We can learn from our shortcomings and work on them.There is no panic situation in the team. It's still early days and I am sure we will do well in the upcoming matches," said Bhatia, speaking to TOI from Dubai on Thursday.
Talking about their loss to Chennai Super Kings by seven runs on Wednesday, he said, "That pitch was a little difficult to bat on and I think our players played in a hurried manner. It was difficult to score runs."
Bhatia (2/13) troubled the batsmen with his slower ones and played a crucial role in restricting Chennai to 140. "I like to use a lot of variation in my bowling and that pitch suited my style of bowling. I used the conditions to my advantage," he said.
Bhatia is happy with his form and said he would like to keep it that way. "It's a new season and a new team for me. If I want to cement my place in the team then I have to keep performing. Currently, I am satisfied and happy with my form. I want to bowl consistently. My batting has been good so that is a plus point," said Bhatia.