IPL 2021: Rating the bowling line-up of all the teams

7. Royal Challengers Bangalore – 7

RCB’s bowling has always been their Achilles Heel and it has been a major reason behind their failures over the years. They have often leaked several runs and made it quite difficult for the likes of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. Yuzvendra Chahal hasn’t received much support over the years and whether that change is something we will have to look forward to.

Their powerplay bowling is decent with the likes of Mohammed Siraj and Kyle Jamieson in their squad, while even Washington Sundar is excellent during those overs and chokes the flow of runs. Yuzvendra Chahal is a key bowler for the team during the middle overs and Kohli often depends upon him for wickets. He will mostly have the likes of Sundar, Saini, and Christian for a company during that period.

The death overs are where their issues lie and it is the reason for their rather poor rating here. Navdeep Saini is their best death bowler, but his poor form in recent times is a massive concern for RCB. Siraj isn’t great at the death while Sams and Richardson could struggle in the Indian grounds. Their big-money signing, kYLE Jamieson is also not a proven death bowler and even his performances against Australia have been quite poor. All in all, their bowling attack doesn’t have a lot of venom and a lot will depend on Chahal.