With Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at one of their best departures in IPL, the great AF African retired AB de Villiers believes that the balance of the team seems “10 times better” than previous editions and that the passage from the front, it will facilitate the future. Directed by Rajat Patidar, RCB crushed the champions of the IPL Chennai Super Kings by 50 points in Chepauk on Friday to win his second match immediately. It was also the first RCB’s first victory against CSK in Chennai since the inaugural edition in 2008. “The balance of the RCB team is 10 times better compared to the previous seasons,” said the loyalist of the Bengaluru franchise on his podcast ‘AB de Villiers 360’.
“During the auction (IPL) (IPL) (last year), I spoke of RCB needing balance. These are not the quarrers, strikers or field fields … It is a matter of having a solid balance in the teams and options of the IPL,” said the South African, who played almost all of his IPL for RCB.
With India Swing Bowler, Bhuvnehwar Kumar, drafted in the side for the CSK match after not having found a place in the opening match against the reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders, said Villiers, it is the depth of the options, which make RCB a formidable side this season.
“I saw Bhuvi and I thought” that he was not going to play and he entered “. That’s what you want. You want guys like” Wow is the guy replacement “. He is not even in the starting program in the first game (vs KKR) and now they need Bhuvi Kumar to replace someone in the second game. This is the kind of balance and depth.
The Kumar’s crucial counter of the dangerous Deepak Hooda in the power game left CSK in shock at 3/26, from where they never recovered and finally succeeded 146/8, to continue 197 for the victory.
“An excellent start for RCB and it really looks good. We don’t go into space:” Is it the year (RCB will win the IPL)? “” But I believe that it is the best start that RCB has never had, not only from the point of view of the results, but also of the appearance of the team and how much they look freely in particular to play from their home, “said Villiers who played for the last time in IPL in 2021.
The two RCB victories this season so far have been on the territory of adversaries – vs KKR in Kolkata and VS CSK in Chepauk – and Villiers said it was really incredible.
“The reigning champions, KKR … To beat them away from their home during the Star of THR campaign, and also CSK whose record in Chepauk, is absolutely incredible. From there, the road is actually becoming easier for RCB while we are looking at the painting of the points. De Villiers said that the programming was really difficult for RCB, but they had shown that the outburst takes everything in their strides.
“The beginning of a campaign is never easy, but they did it absolutely on the point. Look at that ‘Away, Away, now they go home. Then they are again, at home, outside, it’s crazy. I have never seen a situation like this and it’s difficult, but it can be one of your strengths,” said the South African.
He estimated that the moving teams tend to bond better if they take a winning momentum.
“This can keep the team together, especially when you find a little momentum to jump like that … you often find yourself traveling together. If you have four games at home, you lose a feeling for the players.
“… The guys do different things, they go to restaurants at night and you lose this touch in a way and the link between the team,” he said.
According to Villiers, CSK abandoning Patidar a few times was the turn of the game. The skipper then marked a 32-ball 51.
“Rajat Patidar was crucial – 50 strange races in 30 balls.
“He (patidar) was very calm there as a young captain, a captain who tries to fill huge boots of Virat Kohli. It is not easy, it can be intimidating. He must feel the pressure but he shows no sign. He strikes beautifully, he makes a very clear decision on the field.” De Villiers said that the clarity of Patidar’s thought was a key factor in the fact that RCB beat two of the most difficult teams to date from the tournament.
“I think this calm, this composure and this clarity are very important, especially when you play against large teams like CSK and KKR far from your home. It did not allow some abandoned sockets and bad shots affect the next ball.”
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