Ahead of their upcoming match against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Saturday, Rajasthan Royals (RR) spinner Yuzvendra Chahal said star batting The dismissal of Virat Kohli will put the Bengaluru franchise under pressure. Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Chahal said the Rajasthan-based team will be looking to sack Kohli at the earliest.
“In the game, if we can get the all-time great Virat Kohli out early, RCB will be under pressure,” Chahal said.
He added that “big names” like Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma attract fans from all stadiums and home grounds.
“Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, they are all important players and they attract support from all the stadiums. The fans buy their own tickets and we don’t give them to them,” he added.
Royals are in red-hot form as they remain unbeaten in the tournament and enter this tournament with a 6-wicket win over Mumbai Indians (MI). They currently sit second in the table with six points.
Bangalore, on the other hand, failed to maintain consistency in their 17th season of the tournament. They come into this match on the back of a 28-match losing streak against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). Kohli’s side are eighth in the table with just two points.
Rajasthan Royals lineup:Sanju Samson (C & Wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Nandre Burger, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rovman Powell, Tanush Kotian, Kuldeep Sen, Shubham Dubey, Abid Mushtaq, Kunal Singh Rathore, Donovan Ferreira, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Keshav Maharaj, Navdeep · Saini, Sandeep Sharma.
Royal Challengers Bangalore lineup:Faf du Plessis (C), Anuj Rawat (WK), Virat Kohli, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik, Mayank Duggal, Reece Topley, Mohammad Siraj, Yash Dayal, Mahipal Lomro, Suyash Prabhu Desai, Karn Sharma, Vijaykumar Vishak, Swapnil Singh, Tom Curran, Rock Ferguson, Alzarri Joseph, Will Jacks, Manoj Jai Bandage, Akash Deep, Saurav Chauhan, Rajan Kumar, Himanshu Sharma.
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