IPL 2021 | Are Royal Challengers equipped to break a 13-season curse?
The Hindu
The Bengaluru side has to solve two of its most pressing problems — an over-reliance on Kohli-de Villiers and a tendency to leak runs at the death
Season after season, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has suffered from one glaring problem — an over-dependence on captain Virat Kohli and A.B. de Villiers. When the two star batsmen click, all is well with RCB, but more often than not, the burden is too heavy to bear. The support cast — which has included the likes of Gurkeerat Singh, Colin de Grandhomme, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Aaron Finch, Chris Morris, Moeen Ali and Shivam Dube in the last few seasons — simply has not delivered. The 2021 IPL auction was another chance for RCB to address this concern, but once again, it does not appear as if the right answers have been found.More Related News