Can Kohli and RCB discover the Midas touch?
Before the UAE leg of the IPL had started, Virat Kohli announced that this would be the last time he would captain Royal Challengers Bangalore. A lot of pundits had questioned the timing of the announcement as they felt it would put pressure not only on him but the players as the team had never won in the title in 13 years.
RCB were on 10 points after seven games,. But they bounced back in style in their last three games thanks to Glenn Maxwell — their hero with back-to-back man of the match awards — and are now on 16 points after 14 games. If RCB win their remaining two games, they can be on 20 points and have every chance to be in the top two. Virat Kohli as a captain has looked good along with opening partner Devdutt Padikkal. The only player not to fire for them is AB de Villiers, and if he too clicks, RCB will be hard to stop.
Their bowling has looked good with Harshal Patel being the highest wickettaker with 26 so far.
The importance of finishing in the top two will be an added incentive for RCB as it gives them an extra bite of the cherry if they have a bad game in the first qualifier.