Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper, Virat Kohli reckons that he and his men are confident of coming out all guns blazing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, highlighting the positive mood in the camp ahead of the tournament which is scheduled to be commencing on September 19. During a recent chat with RCB presenter, Danish Sait, Kohli said the team is looking well-balanced ‘as a squad and as a system’ since their run to the final in IPL 2016.
Describing the same, Virat said, “We [AB de Villiers and I] have spoken about this that we have never felt so calm going into a season before. He is coming from a very different space, he has been enjoying his life. He came out to play a few times recently and he was looking like he’s still playing in 2011. I am feeling like I am in a much better space, much more balanced when it comes to the environment in the IPL.”
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He further added, “It’s all about disconnecting with things that have happened in the past and not taking that baggage. Just because we have a bunch of players that are so skilled, people like seeing them play is the reason why people have had so much expectation as well. We are not going to think of what-ifs, we know what we can do as a team. And we’re just very, very keen and hungry to go out there and do it.”
While praising the support from the owners despite difficult times in the past, Virat Kohli said the Bangalore-based franchise has managed to find a good balance between experience and youth for IPL 2020.
Kohli explained, “I would definitely agree with that (most all-around squad). The reason why we wanted someone like Chris Morris precisely for that reason. Someone like Aaron Finch, who has a lot of experience, playing international cricket for a while, Josh Philippe, up and coming, exciting player. To be honest, that 2016 season which we all loved to be a part of, since then this is the most balanced I have felt about the squad, as a system as to where we are heading. It’s up to us to execute on the field.”
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RCB will be playing his opening match in IPL 2020 against Sunrisers Hyderabad on September 21 on Monday.
