IPL 2021: 3 Royal Challengers Bangalore Stars Who Can Be The Game Changers Against Mumbai Indians
Published - 09 Apr 2021, 04:27 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:43 AM

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Royal Challengers Bangalore haven’t won an IPL yet and they will have to get off to a good start in this year’s campaign starting against Mumbai Indians today in Chennai. RCB will be happy that they won’t be playing home games as they have not enjoyed playing in the Bangalore stadium and the results depict it too.
They will also be taking on a tough side like Mumbai Indians in their first encounter and have to deal with the turning tracks too in Chennai. RCB has bought in new recruits for the upcoming season including Glenn Maxwell and Jamieson for a huge price. Here are 3 Royal Challengers Bangalore Stars who can be the game changers against Mumbai Indians.

3 Royal Challengers Bangalore Stars Who Can Be The Game Changers Against MI:
Virat Kohli:

Virat Kohli will be the key player for RCB every time they step on the field and the Indian skipper is a better player in any given situation and does not give up easily. Kohli has been in good form recently, and he will have the responsibility to take the team home during the tough times.
Kohli has immense experience in the IPL and he has been the standout performer for them in the last decade. Kohli had a great impact on RCB’s successful campaign in 2016 which they lost in the finals to Sunrisers Hyderabad. Kohli is an excellent player of spin and he has to hold one end up for the others to make it big.
Glenn Maxwell:

Maxwell is one of those players who can blow hot and cold and he is one of the best strikers of the cricket ball going around. The Australian all-rounder had a poor season last year but still went for a big price in the auction for whopping 14.25 crores. He is expected to provide the X factor for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the middle order.
Maxwell’s impact in IPL was seen in the 2014 season when he took Punjab to the finals, but ever since that he has been struggling for runs and has been nowhere near to his standards. Maxwell might be the need of the hour for RCB who are having an inexperienced middle-order and the stage is set for him to start well in the first game against Mumbai.
Yuzvendra Chahal:

The Chennai pitch offers a lot of spins and Chahal will be looking to exploit the conditions to his advantage. Over the years, Chahal has been the standout bowler for Royal Challengers Bangalore even when all the bowlers have gone for plenty of runs. It remains to be seen if he can continue the good form from last year which could be very handy.
The leg spinner is a very clever bowler and backs himself to dismiss the big hitters by deceiving them with the flight. Chahal was dropped from the playing XI in the Indian limited-overs side after conceding a lot of boundaries and he will be hoping to get back in the playing XI by putting up a good performance against the strong Mumbai Side.