It is time for the battle between two teams who have never won the Indian Premier League. Both teams have tasted the success of being in the finals but have never crossed the borderline. One team has started this year’s campaign with a win whereas other has started with a nail-biting loss.
Looking at both sides, we will expect a crackling encounter as both teams possess some extremely talented players. At one end we have the Indian captain Virat Kohli whereas at the other end we have a future Indian captain KL Rahul.
It’s a battle between two friends and two extremely close people. We all know how much Kohli backs Rahul in the Indian setup which is why we all should look forward to this blockbuster affair. Prior to the match, we take a look at the top 5 key players we all should watch out for in the match.
Let’s take a look at the 5 key players to watch out for in the RCB vs KXIP game:
Virat Kohli
The Indian captain didn’t have the ideal start as a player to this year’s IPL but he surely did have a dream start as a captain of his side. Royal Challengers Bangalore finally won their opening match after a very long time.
But as far as his batting is concerned, Kohli couldn’t really get going against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Dubai as he was dismissed for just 14 runs by Natarajan.
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Though he’s had a sloppy start, we all know what sort of calibre he possesses which is why we should never count him out as a player. He’s done the unthinkable in the past and we surely expect him to do the same this year. As a result, Kohli will evidently be one of the 5 key players to watch out for in the RCB vs KXIP game.
Mayank Agarwal
How could one not talk about Mayank Agarwal after that steller innings against Delhi Capitals? The batsmen from Karnataka was asked to open in the absence of Chris Gayle. Well, he didn’t let down anyone as he almost pulled a chase off for the Kings XI Punjab franchise in their first match at Dubai.
Going Forward into the tournament we believe Mayank has a lot to offer to the Punjab franchise. With his given form we expect the Karanataka southpaw to be one of the leading run-scorers for the KXIP franchise this season.
Devdutt Padikkal
The young batting prodigy Devdutt Padikkal marked his arrival in fashion as he notched up a fifty to be the first Indian to score a fifty on IPL debut. His shots were of such quality than even a fierce striker like Aaron Finch took the backseat to let the youngster take charge as he scored 56 off just 42 deliveries.
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If he continues his form, the Royal Challengers Bangalore might just pose a serious chance of winning the Indian Premier League for the very first time in 13 years.
Mohammed Shami
The fast bowler has been one of India’s most developed and constantly performing fast bowlers in the recent past. In the match against Delhi Capitals, Shami picked up 3 key wickets in the form of Prithvi Shaw, Shimron Hetymer and Shreyas Iyer by giving away just 15 runs.
His opening spell was of such top quality that Sunil Gavaskar went onto say that the fast bowler has the best bouncer in world cricket. Since Shami has been constantly picking wickets in every game, he’s one of the key players to watch for in the game against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Yuzvendra Chahal
‘Chahal Pahal’, as they say, has been spinning his web really well this season. He’s had a great start to the tournament as he picked the wickets of Johnny Bairstow, Vijay Shankar and Manish Pandey in the game against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
In that particular game, it looked like Hyderabad are having a slight edge over Bangalore during the chase. But then came Chahal in the end overs to pick these crucial wickets which highly contributed in them winning the match against the David Warner led side.