For RCB the long wait for a first IPL title continues. Here we preview whether the 2021 season will finally see them shake off the tag of perennial underachievers in the Indian Premier League.
RCB, as always seems to be the case, were one of the busier teams in the 2021 IPL auction so this will be one of the more speculative previews I’ve written as there are a few players with very little in the way of IPL records if not T20 records in general within their squad.
The familiar big names of Virat Kohli and AB deVilliers will once again be responsible for the bulk of the run scoring during RCB’s 2021 IPL campaign. The pair, alongside youngster Devdutt Padikkal all managed to break the 450 run mark in last season’s competition which is the gold standard for any top order batsmen.
Moving down the order, RCB are blessed with any number of all round options although again how effective some of these players will be in subcontinental conditions remains to be seen. Daniel Sams has joined after leaving Delhi Capitals where he received only limited playing time and while his left-arm seamers and power hitting have proved successful in the BBL he’s still an unknown quantity in this league.
Then of course comes the very big (in more ways than one) signing of Kyle Jamieson. The New Zealand all-rounder has made a fast start to his Test career but there are serious questions that need to be raised about the amount of money RCB have paid for a man who has very limited T20 experience and in the games that he has played in that format has looked a little out of his depth.
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