In the form of the expensive Kyle Jamieson, RCB have taken a chance with Hesson backing the New Zealand quick to the hilt. Jamieson caused India a fair bit of trouble when Kohli and co had toured but is inexperienced and has never played and franchise cricket. Given the price tag it will be difficult to leave him out as the fourth overseas player, putting a fair bit of pressure on someone who hasn’t played outside New Zealand.
RCB also have Australians Kane Richardson and Adam Zampa, both of whom are more than capable with the ball but might find it difficult to get too many games in the tournament.
For Kohli and RCB, the Indian bowling contingent holds the key and with no seasoned death bowler in the mix, they might have left a key aspect unaddressed.
But given his luck with new players in recent games with the Indian team, who knows?
Probable XI: Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers (wk) Glenn Maxwell, Washington Sundar, Dan Christian, Harshal Patel, Kyle Jamieson,…