The Indian Premier League will kickstart when reigning champions Chennai Super Kings will lock horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. Thus, the opener of the tournament will be played between three-times champions and three-times runners-up. Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bangalore didn’t have a great previous season as they had won only six matches out of the 14 they had played. Sportzwiki tries to decode Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Predicted Playing XI
Consequently, they had failed to qualify for the playoff stages. Thus, Virat Kohli-led will be determined to turn the tables in the 12th season of the tourney. Kohli has spoken to play the 14 matches with collective effort and he would look to take his team to glory.
Here is a look at Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Predicted Playing XI:
Parthiv Patel
The southpaw opener Parthiv Patel is expected to take the wicketkeeping duties as RCB has released Quinton de Kock. Patel has all the experience under his belt and he would like to deliver the goods.
Virat Kohli (c)
Virat Kohli has been in prime form and he would like to deliver the goods while leading the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Kohli will like to get the best out of his players.
AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers will like to hit the ground running in the IPL. The talisman batsman is the most destructive batsman in the league and he is going to play a key role in RCB’s success.
Shivam Dube
Shivam Dube had attracted the eyeballs when he had smashed five sixes in an over for Mumbai. The southpaw batsman was brought for a whopping INR 5 crore.
Shimron Hetmyer
Shimron Hetmyer had impressed in the ODI series against India. Thus, the combative southpaw batsman will like to hit the ground running.
Moeen Ali
Moeen Ali had impressed in the previous season in the limited chances he had received. In fact, the England all-rounder is in good form and he would like to hit the straps for RCB.
RCB will like to draw first blood.
Washington Sundar
Washington Sundar was not at his best in the last edition of the league. Sundar is well known to keep a check on the run-rate as he is generally right on the money.
Colin de Grandhomme
Colin de Grandhomme can provide quick runs for the Bangalore team. The right-hander can also provide a couple of bowlers.
Yuzvendra Chahal
Chahal hasn’t been at his best in the recent past but he is going to be the lead spinner for the Virat Kohli’s side. Thus, the leg-spinner will like to be on his toes.
Umesh Yadav
Umesh Yadav has been in good form in the domestic circuit. Yadav has bowled with pace and he was the leading wicket-taker of the franchise in the previous season.
Navdeep Saini
Navdeep Saini has impressed in the domestic circuit while playing for Delhi. The gun fast bowler can extract good pace.