5 reasons why Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) can win IPL 2020

3. Limited options

At first, the ‘limited options’ title might confuse one as cricket is a game where multiple options are usually considered as a boon for any team. Particularly in the shortest format of the game, T20s where the teams like to have as many options as possible to build a well-rounded side. That’s why most of the T20 franchises including IPL teams opt for a big squad consisting of 25 to 27 players.

Not only it will help the teams form different winning combinations but it will also help them cover for players who get injured midway through the tournament. Having said that the same cannot be said about the Bangalore franchise as they tend to over-experiment when there are too many resources at their disposal. To be precise, Virat Kohli is not a good captain when he is provided with a big squad.

For instance, in 2019 IPL he used as many as 22 options from the squad which consisted of 25 players. From that one can say that the team never played a game with a settled combination as Kohli tried to build an illusionary perfect XI. Keeping that in mind the franchise has trimmed the squad ahead of the 13th edition of IPL.

Now, with only 21 players in his vicinity, Kohli will be mostly sticking to a set plan which will serve the team for their good. Moreover, it will also force him to play consecutive games with the same playing XI which is a quality associated with winning teams