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Royal Challengers would like to start on a winning note
Unlike the previous editions, this year’s inaugural two games were a one side encounters, the games that are supposed to be very action packed. The chasing sides in both the games strolled to victory, much to the dismay of crowd, that ofcourse love to watch close, nail biting finishes.
The hosts, Royal Challengers Bangalore, are packed with superstars, and, in Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers have a top order known to demolish any world class bowling attack. As always, this year as well they are among the pre-tournament favourites.
Over the last eight years, Royal Challengers have flattered to deceive, and they will be desperate to set the record straight. Having tasted success as India’s Test captain, Kohli will no doubt be keen to prove his credentials as a short-form captain, too. If he can sustain his scintillating form with the bat, he will make the team’s task significantly simpler.
Sunrisers Hyderabad, for their part, have been underwhelming over the last two seasons. Their batting has relied heavily on the openers, David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan, with the middle order failing to pull its weight. Perhaps with this in mind, Sunrisers splurged INR 7 crore on Yuvraj Singh in the February auction.
Ultimately, the contest may well come down to Royal Challengers’ batsmen against Sunrisers’ bowlers. Sunrisers have an eye-catching line-up of fast bowlers – Mustafizur Rahman and Ashish Nehra join Trent Boult in the left-arm pace department, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Moises Henriques were the team’s most successful bowlers last season. Throw in the legspin of Karn Sharma and Sunrisers certainly have the arsenal to test Royal Challengers’ explosive line-up.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (probable): 1 Chris Gayle, 2 Virat Kohli (capt), 3 AB de Villiers, 4 Mandeep Singh, 5 Shane Watson, 6 Kedar Jadhav/KL Rahul (wk), 7 Stuart Binny, 8 Iqbal Abdulla, 9 Adam Milne, 10 Yuzvendra Chahal, 11 S Aravind
Sunrisers Hyderabad (probable): 1 David Warner (capt), 2 Shikhar Dhawan, 3 Kane Williamson, 4 Naman Ojha (wk), 5 T Suman, 6 Ashish Reddy, 7 Moises Henriques, 8 Karn Sharma, 9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10 Mustafizur Rahman, 11 Ashish Nehra
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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