IPL 2023:Virat Kohli vs Rohit Sharma as MI meet RCB for blockbuster Sunday clash
New season, new hopes. “Eee Saala Cup Namde,” AB de Villiers said in March at a big pre-IPL 2023 event at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium, getting thousands of fans excited. They were there to meet RCB stars and two Hall of Famers. New season, new hopes. “Eee Saala Cup Namde,” AB de Villiers said in March at a big pre-IPL 2023 event at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium, getting thousands of fans excited. They were there to meet RCB stars and their two Hall of Famers. New season, new hopes. “Eee Saala Cup Namde,” AB de Villiers said in March at a big pre-IPL 2023 event at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium, getting thousands of fans excited. They were there to meet RCB stars and their two Hall of Famers. New season, new hopes. “Eee Saala Cup Namde,” AB de Villiers said at a big pre-IPL 2023 event at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium in March, getting thousands of fans excited. They had come to the stadium to meet RCB stars and their two Hall of Famers. A lot is expected of RCB’s season, which starts on Sunday, April 2, when they host the five-time champion Mumbai Indians. It can’t get any bigger than this. Ticket sales showed how crazy it was in Bengaluru in the days leading up to what is sure to be a blockbuster match.
RCB CAN RIDE THE HOME WAVE?
For the first time since 2019, the IPL is going back to its home-and-away format, and the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is sure to put on a show all season long. Fans of RCB are some of the most loyal in sports, so it will be interesting to see if the team can repay them by winning the IPL for the first time.
It will be RCB’s turn to show off their home crowd when they play MI, who also has one of the best fan bases in IPL history. But getting it done on the pitch will be an entirely different challenge. RCB is one of the few IPL teams that doesn’t have a great home record. They have only won 42 of 86 home games, for a win-loss record of 1.076. For example, Chennai Super Kings have a home record of 2.073 wins for every loss.
4 WINS IN THE LAST 5 GAMES
But RCB can feel good about themselves because of how they’ve done against the Mumbai Indians in the past. Four out of the last five times RCB has played MI, they have won. The last time they lost was in October 2020. The five-time champions have also lost 13 of the 30 times that RCB has played them.
After playing in the IPL for the last three years in front of empty stands and half-full stadiums, Virat Kohli and the RCB stars will be determined to put on a show on Sunday.
Faf du Plessis was part of a CSK team that did well at home, so he would know a thing or two about getting things done when things are going well.
KOHLI VS ROHIT
All eyes will be on the fight between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who are two of the best Indian cricket players in the world. The RCB star is ready for the IPL because he has been playing well for the last six months. On the other hand, after a couple of average IPL seasons, Rohit has something to prove.
Both Kohli and Rohit, who are two of the most important batsmen for India, will be hoping for a good season in the year before the World Cup. A good start on Sunday will give them more confidence.
BOTH TEAMS LOOKING SHAKY?
The Mumbai Indians will not have their best fast bowler, Jasprit Bumrah, with them when they go to Bengaluru. But one of the most anticipated parts of Sunday’s game in Bengaluru will be Jofra Archer’s return to the IPL.
Rajat Patidar and Josh Hazlewood, two of RCB’s best players, are hurt and won’t be able to play. Without Patidar, RCB’s middle order looks weak and depends a lot on Dinesh Karthik, a veteran player.
Wanindu Hasaranga will not be available to RCB until later. Harshal Patel and Mohammed Siraj will be counted on to do well, and Reece Topley, an English left-arm pacer, is a strong addition.
On the other hand, Rohit, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Dewald Brevis, and Tristan Stubbs make up Mumbai Indians’ powerful batting lineup.
Cameron Green is a great addition to the team because he can do everything. However, they don’t have enough bowlers. Jason Behrendorff is there to back up Jofra Archer, and Piyush Chawla is their main spinner. Rookie Kumar Kartikeya is there to back him up.
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