Can’t take anything for granted: RCB captain Kohli

RCB are currently placed third in the league table, having won five of their seven matches but the skipper said the team will start the second phase with the same passion and commitment they showed in April-May

Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli on Saturday said his side will not take the good showing in the first leg of the IPL for granted, adding that latest additions, including Sri Lanka’s Wanidu Hasaranga and Dushmantha, Chameera, have added a new dimension to the team.

The IPL-14, which was suspended midway into the league in May owing to multiple COVID-19 cases in its bio-bubble, will resume in the UAE on Sunday.

RCB are missing the services of a few of their players who featured in the first leg, including the Australian duo of Adam Zampa and Kane Richardson.

“We have made changes, we’ve got a few replacements. Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa who were with us in the first leg, made a decision not to play in the second leg for reasons which are absolutely understandable,” Kohli said at the unveiling of team’s blue jersey. “The replacements we have got for those guys are two players who know these conditions, the conditions in the subcontinent around this time are similar.

“Wanidu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera have played so much cricket in Sri Lanka and know how to play on pitches like these. 

“Their skill sets will be of huge help to us. We haven’t spoken at all on what we have missed out on, because players have pulled out. We feel stronger, the new additions have given us a new dimension,” Kohli added.

RCB are currently placed third in the league table, having won five of their seven matches but the skipper said the team will start the second phase with the same passion and commitment they showed in April-May.

“Having played the game for so long at this level you understand that whether you are seven wins in a row, you have to start the eighth with the same passion, commitment and professionalism. 

“Whether you have no wins out of five games, you still have to find motivation and the passion inside to go out and change the result. You can’t take anything for granted,” said Kohli.

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