IPL 2022: 3 Teams that can give a tough fight to RCB

Even though a trophy win is still not in the cabinet of the Royal Challengers Bangalore, the franchise is one of the most followed teams in the Indian Premier Leahgue (IPL). Notably, RCB have finished runners-up on three occasions (2009, 2011, and 2016). Their lack of success over the years has earned them a tag of (underachievers).

Meanwhile, RCB retained Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, and Mohammed Siraj ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction. The job of the RCB management at the auction was to build a sound squad around these three core players. RCB had a decent auction as they purchased the likes of Faf du Plessis, Josh Hazlewood, and Dinesh Karthik alongside last years’ purple cap winner Harshal Patel.

RCB arranged a pre-match event on Saturday, March 12, in which they named the former South African captain Faf du Plessis as their new skipper. Virat Kohli decided to step down as RCB’s skipper following the conclusion of the last season, which made them enter the auction without a captain. Although RCB have a strong squad on the paper, certain teams are expected to give them a hard time.

Here are the three probable teams that can give a tough competition to RCB:

Rajasthan Royals

The battle of the “ROYALS” has seen some nail-biting encounters over the years. Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore have been quite similar franchises in IPL. They experiment with their squads a lot. While RCB have not won a single IPL title, the RR are yet to win an IPL trophy after the first season.

Yuzvendra Chahal, who used to be a go-to wicket-taker for RCB, will now play for the Rajasthan Royals from 2022. Yuzi can be a big threat to the RCB batter. We have seen Virat Kohli getting dismissed by leg-spinners very often in T20 cricket. Earlier, the Royals’ Shreyas Gopal used to trouble the modern-day great a lot. Yuzi vs Virat will be a battle within the battle.

Yuzi also has a great record against Glenn Maxwell. He has dismissed him so many times at the highest level as well as in IPL. The RR’s batting lineup is a serious one. Restricting Jos butler and Sanju Samson will be a tough job to do for the RCB bowlers. RCB will play two league matches against RR on the 5th and 26th of April respectively.