Captain Virat Kohli on Sunday said Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)’s star-studded batting line-up will be able to express itself better in IPL-8 with the arrival of players such as Darren Sammy and S. Badrinath.
Kohli said the presence of the duo, along with Dinesh Karthik, provided depth to RCB’s batting.
“This season is pretty different for us because for the last three or four years, I, Chris Gayle and A.B. de Villiers have played under a lot of pressure because the batting revolved around the three of us. Other teams have a lot of depth in batting which meant the guys could go out and express themselves and play freely and that worked for them,” Kohli said after the team’s jersey launch here.
This time around, things could change for the better for RCB.
Strong batting unit
“It is a very strong batting unit and we have got really good depth with a great mixture of Indian youngsters and great bowlers from around the world and some good power hitters.”
“This season the three of us can play the way we always wanted to play in T20 cricket like you see AB, playing the way he did in the World Cup. I am sure he will be feeling the same and he will be feeling relieved that he can start playing his shots from ball one, two or three. That is pretty exciting for us as a team.”
Kohli said RCB was strong enough to clinch the trophy after featuring in two semifinals and a final earlier.
Mitchell Starc has a knee niggle and Kohli said the Australian left-arm pacer is expected to join the team after three or four games.
