The RCB will have to play five games inside 13 days against MI (away), Delhi Capitals (home), Rajasthan Royals (away) and Punjab Kings (home)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru head of operations Mo Bobat on Tuesday said he is trying to keep the players fresh for the upcoming hectic travel days, so that the team can produce optimum level performance in those crucial games. (Full Coverage | More Cricket News)
The Royal Challengers have played just two matches in the first fortnight of the IPL, but from their fourth match of the season against Mumbai Indians a hectic travel schedule will kick in for them.
바카라I think you just deal with the schedule that you are given. We definitely try to focus on those first couple of games at making the statement start. So, we use that as something to motivate the group. So I don't think that's a big issue,바카라 said Bobat in the pre-match press meet here.
The RCB will have to play five games inside 13 days against MI (away), Delhi Capitals (home), Rajasthan Royals (away) and Punjab Kings (home).
바카라I think a bigger challenge for us scheduling-wise is probably the amount of travel that we've got. We've actually got quite a laid-back start. But the middle is very congested. I think from after this game onwards we play something like seven games in 22 days with seven travel days. That's a very hectic schedule,바카라 he added.
바카라So I'm more interested in how we keep the boys fresh through that period and keep playing the way we want to play.바카라
Bobat hoped the RCB bowling unit would deliver at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, a venue where the bowlers traditionally find it difficult to stop the flow of runs.
바카라It feels a little bit weird having played two games and having not played a game at home yet. So, I'm really excited to be here. I think everybody knows what to expect from a surface here in Bangalore. It's a good wicket, it's a pretty short boundary, so they're typically high scoring games.
바카라We think we've got a bowling attack that's particularly skillful and that can deal with the challenge of bowling here. Attacking here, but also defending here,바카라 he said.
In that context, the Englishman said the presence of experienced campaigners like Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the bowling has eased a lot of worries.
바카라They are two bowlers with extreme class. International pedigree. They're not easy bowlers to play against. It's also worth mentioning Yash Dayal. I think as a three-man pace bowling unit, those three have got a high degree of variety.
바카라We think they'll be well suited to bowling somewhere difficult and challenging like here. So at the minute we're very happy with how those guys have got on,바카라 he said.
Bobat also expressed satisfaction over the fitness levels of Bhuvneshwar and Hazlewood.
The Indian veteran had missed RCB바카라s opening game against the Kolkata Knight Riders, while Hazlewood had to miss a considerable amount of cricket in recent months because of hip and calf injuries.
바카라It's not a major cause of concern right now because they're both fit. Obviously, Bhuvi had a slightly slower start because he had a very minor niggle and we didn't want to put him at risk. Josh came off the back of an injury with Cricket Australia but they managed that pretty conservatively and then handed him over to us and we finished that rehab here.
바카라Our medical team is doing a brilliant job. If you look at us relative to probably other teams we've not had too many sub-tissue injuries.
So, we are trying to keep them in the park because we know how good they are,바카라 he explained.
Bobat praised the leadership qualities of new skipper Rajat Patidar, terming him as a calm individual.
바카라The main thing you want to see from any leader or captain is typically that they continue to let their personality come across. I think he's done that really well. We don't want him to become a captain and be anybody else. We want him to be himself.
바카라So, he is very calm, inwardly and outwardly. He rarely, if ever, takes a backward step. We've seen that with his batting, particularly against CSK. He seems to have coped with all the other stuff that comes with captaincy really well,바카라 he said.
Bobat backed the rule change that allowed the use of a second ball after the 10th over of the second innings in evening IPL matches.
바카라Firstly, we were in favour of the decision to permit another new ball in the backend of the second innings if dew was playing a factor. I was at the captain's meeting with (BCCI president) Roger (Binny) and that was discussed at length.
바카라I think in principle trying to negate the impact of the dew when chasing makes the game an obvious conclusion is a really good thing. It just balances that out a little bit, so the bowlers are pretty happy with that,바카라 he added.