“Batters win matches, and bowlers win championships.” This quote summarizes the journey of Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL. It is precisely why RCB never won the tournament despite fielding calibre players like Virat Kohli, AB De Villiers, Chris Gayle, Kevin Pietersen, Glenn Maxwell, and Dinesh Karthik for sixteen long years. The ongoing season looks no different. The team has always invested heavily in talented batters and boasted powerful hitters but failed to do so in acquiring impressive and wicket-taking bowlers. The dream of lifting the trophy remains elusive unless the team management obtains and nurtures bowling talent.
Besides providing endless entertainment and nonstop excitement, the IPL is breaking the hearts and shattering the nerves of RCB fans. The joy of watching their favourite team clinch a win vanishes in a flash, and insurmountable agony builds while they fail to continue the momentum in their next game. In the last seasons, RCB would either come in playoffs or reach close to it. But this time, in Tata IPL 2024, the ‘Play Bold’ team is struggling at the bottom with just three wins in ten matches. In all likelihood, the team may not reach the next level, a stark contrast to its previous performances.
RCB fans had every reason to feel proud as the Women’s team, led by Smriti Mandhana, made what seemed impossible for the Men’s team in the last sixteen attempts possible – they won the WIPL 2024. However, they are still in great disbelief that the Royal Challengers Bengaluru team is bottom-placed on the points table of Tata IPL 2024. The seventeenth edition of the Tata IPL has been harsh to the RCB squad. The team had a disappointing first half and is positioned irreparably in the tournament. However, at this crucial stage, the team won its last two wins, which came as a blessing in disguise. Whether the team continues to be on a winning streak and harnesses its slim chances or plays a party spoiler to other franchises is all they must wait and watch.
Every cricket fan yearns to see RCB compete in the crucial stages of the IPL and give tough competition to the other franchises. Watching Virat Kohi and his unit battle against the most promising teams has a different vibe. Fans witnessed it when RCB did it in 2009, 2011, and 2016. Will 2025 bring surprises and change their fortunes? Will ‘ ee saala cup namde’ come true? Let’s wait too!
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