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How Royal Challengers regained their position at the IPL high table

How Royal Challengers regained their position at the IPL high table

The Hindu
Monday, May 13, 2024 6:51 PM GMT

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's rollercoaster IPL season showcases the highs and lows of sport, culminating in a remarkable turnaround.

 In sport, as in life, losses and setbacks deepen faultlines while wins and successes mask them. Royal Challengers Bengaluru has been a living example of this.

Just over three weeks ago, when the side agonisingly lost by a solitary run to Kolkata Knight Riders, it was the outfit’s seventh loss in eight games and left it on the brink of elimination.

RCB’s batting methods, bowling arsenal, squad strength and auction strategy were all called into question. Even the otherwise overtly sympathetic cricket analysts broke ranks to criticise.

But with five victories on the trot, Faf du Plessis’ men have completely flipped the narrative. The latest of those on Sunday, against Delhi Capitals at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, has left them dreaming of a spot in the playoffs. Jeered and heckled for being a seemingly dysfunctional unit, RCB suddenly can do no wrong.

The turnaround largely owes to a batting order that finally has a settled look. The triggers, ironically, were the two losses to Sunrisers Hyderabad and KKR just before the winning streak, where RCB scored 262 and 221 while pursuing targets of 288 and 223 respectively.

Virat Kohli, the batting fulcrum, has scored consistent runs, but at a faster clip in line with current T20 standards. With maverick Glenn Maxwell woefully out of form, Englishman Will Jacks has stepped up. Aussie all-rounder Cameron Green, traded in for a whopping ₹17.5 crores, has quietly come into his own. Rajat Patidar, who had a wretched debut Test series against England earlier this year, has reasserted his class.

The bowling attack has been effective without appearing menacing. Mohammed Siraj is back swinging the ball and has been ably assisted by Lockie Ferguson and Yash Dayal. The spin duo of Swapnil Singh and Karn Sharma has done enough for RCB to not miss Yuzvendra Chahal and Wanindu Hasaranga, at least for now.

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