IPL teams and their EPL counterparts

4. Royal Challengers Bangalore – Arsenal

Till last season Arsenal may have been compared to the Royals but a more apt comparison is possibly with the RCB. Yes youngsters have been a big part of Royals and Arsenal both but RCB have also been positively looking to give chances to more and more youngsters. Kohli himself developed his skills at RCB; Sarfaraz Khan was another kid who got a chance to show his skills this year. Arsenal has almost stubbornly been relying on home grown talent for years. They have a clear philosophy and developing young stars has been their key achievement. But in the last couple of years they have rectified their mistake by signing super stars like Ozil and Sanchez. Arsenal doesn’t usually depend solely on them but these stars are the key to their success and similarly for RCB, de Villiers, Gayle and Starc are equally crucial. Another key similarity between these teams is their league positions. Both are strong teams on paper and at the start of the season both are expected to fight for the title but somehow they both manage to finish poorly and yet in the top half. These are teams who have always managed to finish below expectations.