The last three IPL seasons have been nothing short of disastrous for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. While they finished at the bottom in the 2017 and 2019 editions, Virat Kohli's team were placed sixth in 2018. This is in stark contrast from their 2016 outing where they finished runners-up.

Although the team is packed with many superstars that makes them stand out at least on paper, on the field they have hardly looked threatening. Having five opening combinations in the last IPL and constant tinkering of the playing XI have not helped RCB to go into a match looking settled.

A balanced squad for the IPL-13 (September 19 to November 10) is one of the topmost factors head coach Simon Katich and director of cricket, Mike Hesson are trying to address this season. "We spent a lot of time on the kind of squad we want, how it looks and what kind of game we want to play. We are very much aware about the history and we have gone for a very balanced squad which is strong in all conditions. We have a new group, a new set-up and hopefully it is going to allow us to play the kind of cricket we want," Hesson said during a virtual media interaction on Wednesday.