INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Despite always being a star-studded side, winning an IPL title has always been a dream for Royal Challengers Bangalore
However, they have so far appeared in three IPL finals (2009, 2011 and 2016) but finished runners-up on every occasion.South Africa legend
AB de Villiers highlighted the persistent weaknesses of his former franchise that have emerged over the years, causing disruptions to their
campaigns."It has been a well-known fact that RCB's bowling has been an area of weakness over the years
Yes, the batters also made a mess at times, but you need to play as a team
You need to gel together and understand each other," De Villiers said on his YouTube channel."More often than not, there has been this
feeling of making silly mistakes, not getting the discipline right, and not doing the basics well under pressure
We know how difficult it is to bowl at the Chinnaswamy Stadium," he added.BCCI ends speculations, retains Rahul Dravid as India's head coach
alongside support staffDe Villiers also questioned RCB for not forming a core group of players like Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super
Kings."RCB have failed to form a core group for the last 5 or 10 years
They have released several players every year without giving them chances
That's one area of concern
You have to trust young players like MI and CSK
Players over there become legends because they are not dropped or released after a handful of failures," he said.ABD expressed concern about
the team's strategy as they again released prominent players ahead of IPL 2024 including Josh Hazlewood, Wanindu Hasaranga and Harshal
Patel."It is the area where I would be worried
Obviously, there is Mohammed Siraj there, Reece Topley, and some experience there, but if you see the released players list, they let go of
Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, and Josh Hazlewood
Those three have won them a lot of games in the last couple of seasons, especially Hazlewood; he had just this way of controlling that
bowling lineup," he added.
