Mumbai, May 8 (FN Agency) Former India captain Ravi Shastri reckons Royal Challengers Bangalore are doing well in the ongoing IPL 2022 because different players are rising to the occasion instead of relying on a few. Under the leadership of Faf du Plessis, the RCB have done well and experts believe they are certainly going to make it to the playoffs and are even capable of lifting the title. “They are doing well and the win against CSK must have given them a lot of confidence.
This looks like a much better dressing room now. RCB players must be brimming with confidence, and their mindset will be different now as the right men are pitching up at the right time for the side. They are putting up a good all-round show in the tournament,” said Shastri on Star Sports’ Cricket Live. Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra claimed the balance of RCB looks better this time and that is why the team is doing so well. “The balance of RCB currently looks quite good. It used to be a bit different in the earlier seasons but this year a lot is going well for them. Earlier it used to be a team of alpha males i.e. AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli but that’s not the case this year.
They have plenty of options in the bowling department which is the best thing for them.” Former England cricketer Graeme Swann also praised RCB for their performance in the ongoing season and claimed this team is capable of beating anyone on its day. Swann also backed RCB’s top-four batters to do well in the remaining games. “Let’s face it, this team is full of quality players. If their batsmen actually support each other and one of their top-four (batters) goes on to score that 70-80, they could beat anybody on their day. Whether they go on to do that remains to be seen. Certainly, their top four is very-very spicy,” said Swann.