The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), led by Faf du Plessis, have won four of their eight games so far in this year’s IPL. However, the franchise’s weak middle order, which has already let the team down a few times this year, is a major concern. Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, and Glenn Maxwell have done all around well with the bat, which has assisted RCB with dominating four matches, yet the inquiry at the forefront of everybody’s thoughts is, “Imagine a scenario where they all flop in a specific game.”
The middle order of RCB, which includes Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahmed, Suyash Prabhudessai, and Mahipal Lomror, has not yet left, so the question is very important. When trying to hire a few dependable options, RCB really should have done better at the auction. Especially when you consider that they have done the same thing in previous editions. In light of this, consider the following five IPL seasons in which RCB relied solely on three batters:
#1 2022
In 2022, RCB’s batting was not as strong as it had been this year. Glenn Maxwell, Faf du Plessis, and Virat Kohli were crucial to the RCB’s success with the bat.
This year, the trio is in good form, but last year, Kohli and du Plessis were not at their best, making RCB a very weak batting team.
The players in the center request, in particular Mahipal Lomror and Shahbaz Ahmed, were not sufficiently steady to give fans trust in them.
RCB discovered Rajat Patidar toward the end of the season. However, their overreliance on Kohli, Faf, and Maxwell ultimately cost them in the second qualifier, where they scored poorly.
#2 2020
Devdutt Paddikal, Virat Kohli, and AB de Villiers dominated as batsmen for RCB in 2020.
Aaron Finch, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, and Washington Sundar, all of whom struggled during the tournament, make up the team’s extremely weak middle order.
This overdependence came to chomp the Kohli-drove side as they were beaten by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the eliminator due to a slugglish exertion with the bat.
#3 2019
In 2019, RCB’s middle order, which included players like Heinrich Klassen, Gurkeerat Mann Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Shivam Dube, and Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, and Parthiv Patel, put a lot of pressure on the team’s three good batters.
Patel and Kohli gave the group a decent beginning, while de Villiers gave a feeling of safety, however the others didn’t step aerobics, and that was reflected in RCB’s presentation that year as they wound up with the wooden spoon.
#4 2018
In 2018, Quinton de Kock, Virat Kohli, and AB de Villiers were the three players who were constantly put under pressure to play for RCB.
RCB also had some stars in 2018, as they always do. They included Brendon McCullum, Moeen Ali, and Corey Anderson, but they were all inconsistent.
As they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second time in a row, their middle order’s failure cost them a lot once more.
#5 2015
In 2018, Quinton de Kock, Virat Kohli, and AB de Villiers were the three players who were constantly put under pressure to play for RCB.
RCB also had some stars in 2018, as they always do. They included Brendon McCullum, Moeen Ali, and Corey Anderson, but they were all inconsistent.
As they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second time in a row, their middle order’s failure cost them a lot once more.