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IPL 2021 | Virat Kohli banking on confidence of young players to win elusive IPL trophy

The Royal Challengers Bangalore have been one of the most-talked-about sides in the Indian Premier League although they have not been able to win the trophy even once in 13 years.

Virat Kohli’s troops improved their performances big time in the last edition of the league as they qualified for the playoffs. However, their performance dipped in the Eliminator against the Sunrisers Hyderabad and they faced an exit door.

However, since the last edition, RCB’s young players such as Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, and Navdeep Saini have gain tremendous experience playing for India on the international stage. Now, on the eve of the tournament opener against the Mumbai Indians, Kohli is banking on their confidence in another pursuit of the trophy as he draws the lesson from his own experience of bringing his international experience to the fore in IPL.

“Our youngsters have become more confident with more experience. Now opposition knows that these guys can make impact in any situation as well which is obviously a great sign for us. (What) I did as a youngster was bring in that confidence of international level at the IPL. Watching Washy, (Navdeep) Saini and Siraj coming onto their own and Yuzi has been around for a while, show their personalities, it will help us pull stronger as a team, and move in the right direction," Kohli said to RCB website.

Virat Kohli will have to marshal his troops very well to stop the juggernaut of Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians who are coming on the back of a triumph last year.

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IPL 2021 | Mahela Jayawardene reveals thought process behind Mumbai Indians bidding for Marco Jansen

The coach of the Mumbai Indians Mahela Jayawardene has said that the process of bidding for a 20-year-old Marco Jansen had begun way back in 2018 and that he was monitored before the franchise put its weight behind him in the auction earlier this year. Jansen is an uncapped left-arm fast bowler with the experience of 12 first-class matches, 13 List in addition and only four T20s. Mumbai Indians bought his services at the base price of Rs 20 lakh. Jayawardene credited the thought process of the talent scouting team that search for and bring the best talents available to the team. He said that people follow a process and they back players who have real talents. “We have monitored him for the last three years. Then he was a 17-18 year old. We kept monitoring him and picked him the same time he was picked for South Africa (Test squad for Pakistan in January). I don’t think there are secrets to scouting. It’s just pure hard work and finding the right people who have the ability to pick talent. You have to trust their instincts and their hard work needs to be acknowledged. It’s a process.,” Jayawardene said. “For me, it’s brilliant to have that input coming in, knowing that they are turning each and every stone to find this talent. We monitor them and when we decide we need to invest in them, we go ahead and do that.” Mumbai Indians are the defending champions of the IPL after they won the last edition defeating the Delhi Capitals in the final last year. The team has won five IPL trophies and the current captain Rohit Sharma has been the most successful captain in the history of the league with four trophies to his name. The Mumbai Indians will start the IPL 2021 campaign with the opening clash against the Royal Challengers Bangalore led by Virat Kohli.

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In a first - DCCI office bearers to be part of IPL 2021 inaugural match in Chennai

The IPL 2021 is set to begin on Friday in Chennai when RCB lock horns with MI in the opening match. The Secretary of the BCCI has sent an invitation to the office bearers of the Differently Abled Cricket Council of India (DCCI) to come and be part of the IPL opening match. The opening ceremony of the tournament will have representation from the differently abled governing council members. “Mr Jay Shah, the Secretary of the BCCI, has extended an invitation to the office bearers of the Differently Abled Cricket Council of India (DCCI) to come and be part of the IPL Opening match to be held in Chennai on the 9th of April. This is for the first time the DCCI members will be part of any BCCI event,” a press release from DCCI said. Dr. Mahantesh, G.K President of DCCI, expressed his gratitude and thanked Jay Shah, “We are very thankful to Mr Jay Shah for inviting us to attend the opening ceremony of the biggest T20 tournament in the world. From the very beginning, he has been very encouraging and has been promoting differently abled cricket in the country.” Ravi Chauhan who is the Secretary of DCCI, has said that this is a mark of respect and appreciation for thousands of differently-abled cricket players of the country. “Though five members of DCCI will be attending the Opening Ceremony in Chennai, but in reality, thousands of cricketers of the PWD community shall feel proud. We are just the faces, but the invitation is actually to each and every differently abled cricketer and for this we will be always grateful to Mr Shah for keeping his promise of giving dignity and equality to our cricket.”

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Expensive Riley Meredith eyeing experience playing with KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami & Chris Jordan

Australian fast bowler Riley Meredith is looking forward to learning from the likes of Mohammed Shami and Chris Jordan. Picked up by the Punjab Kings for the raw pace he offers to the team that already is rich with the presence of Mohammed Shami and Chris Jordan in the mix, Meredith, in an interview with ANI stated that he is waiting to pick the brains of top international stars. The Kings team management went for Meredith’s express pace and control in pursuit of strengthening their bowling line up after suffering blows one after another due to poor bowling last season. Meredith was bought for Rs 8 crore and it raised many eyebrows as Kings also bought the services of his compatriot Jhye Richardson, who has a similar skill set to offer. The move was a clear intent of having an aggressive bowling line up from the Kings and Meredith has arrived to provide much-needed firepower to the team in the 14th edition of the IPL. But, Meredith is not unaware of the qualities of seasoned pros in Mohammed Shami and Chris Jordan. The Australian pacer spoke highly of Shami’s versatility as a bowler who could perform various roles in a particular match while the ability to bowl particularly well in the last overs of the game has been the main point of reckoning for Jordan in Meredith’s eyes. "Obviously, Mohammed Shami is an unbelievable bowler, not just international wise, last few IPLs, he has been unbelievable and he has been taking lots of wickets. The best part of his game is that he can do the job at any point be it the start or at the death overs or during the middle. It is probably something everyone wants to do and I will try to pick his brains and learn,” Meredith told ANI. “Jordan is probably one of the better death-over bowler going around at the moment in franchise cricket. The fact that he has been able to do it all over the world across different competitions speaks about how good he is. I will definitely try to tap into what he does and hopefully, I can add a few tricks to my game.” Meredith is currently undergoing quarantine after arriving in India for the first time to play in IPL and he is eager to meet his skipper at the Punjab Kings KL Rahul, whom he rated a ‘huge figure’ in international cricket. "KL Rahul is a huge figure in cricket, not just in Indian cricket, but the world cricket. Pretty much a rockstar really. It would be interesting to get to know him a little better and see how he operates. I haven't had too many interactions with him yet, just a few messages. I would be out of quarantine soon, so I look forward to meeting him,” the 24-year old added. Meredith will have to rise through the ranks to get a place in the Punjab Kings playing XI despite a lot of promise. Or else, KL Rahul and Anil Kumble can bring him in the mix for the X-factor he can bring with his pace.