The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are scheduled to take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the afternoon fixture on Sunday, October 3. And, RCB head coach Mike Hesson has shared how Virat Kohli and co. are preparing for the crucial game.

Hesson was the head coach for Punjab in the cash-rich league earlier. He shared that RCB are aware of how the KL Rahul-led team operates tactically. In a video shared on RCB’s socials, he revealed that dealing with Punjab’s counter-attacking approach will be critical as well.

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“We know their players very well from a tactical point of view and how they look to attack certain types of bowlers, but it is all about executions and it is all about the fact that they are very good. There are some very good players there and they will try to counter-attack and we will try and find a way of dealing with it,” Mike Hesson said.

However, he also believes adapting to the conditions at Sharjah is important for RCB. The players will have to prepare for a sluggish pitch at the venue, as per Mike Hesson.

“It’s probably equally as important that we adapt to playing at Sharjah. We know the surface and they are not going to get any quicker than they have been. We have got to make sure that we are prepared for that.”

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In the same video, Sanjay Bangar, RCB’s batting consultant has suggested that their team should focus on adapting to the conditions well, rather than focusing on the stats. He expressed that it is vital for the batters to assess the surface and play accordingly.

“The scores that we are able to set, the scores that we are chasing, taking into account the conditions at all three venues, it has been a very low scoring IPL so far. We have to assess the conditions and that is one of the goals of our batting unit as to take the conditions into the equation and not necessarily go by the stats,” he added.