We have sorted out our bowling in the death overs: Yuzvendra Chahal

Royal Challengers Bangalore are set to begin their Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020 campaign against Sunrisers Hyderabad on the 21st of September in Dubai. 

During an interview with Cricbuzz, RCB’s leggie Yuzvendra Chahal said that with the likes of Dale Steyn and Co., the team's area of concern, which was bowling in the death overs, has now been addressed.

"We have sorted out our bowling in the death overs. We have Dale (Steyn) sir, (Navdeep) Saini, (Chris) Morris and Umesh (Yadav) bhaiya. We are not worried about bowling the last few overs because everyone is ready and on wickets here (in UAE) spinners too can chip in with a couple of overs," said the leggie.

Chahal has been part of the RCB team since 2014 and has picked 100 wickets from 83 matches for the Bengaluru side in the IPL. With stats reflecting his credibility, the 30-year-old is certainly the backbone of the RCB spin bowling unit.

"We have Washi (Washington Sundar), Moeen (Ali) and Shahbaz (Ahmed) in the line-up. That's a good spin bowling attack to tackle the surfaces at the three venues - Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi," said Chahal.

Australian pacer, Kane Richardson opted out from this year’s tournament as he and his wife are expecting the birth of their first child. This gave the franchise an overseas player spot to fill, which allowed them to sign another Aussie star, Adam Zampa. All the three venues which are selected for IPL 2020 in the UAE are spin-friendly and the replacement was a perfect choice.

"Zampa is a wonderful leg spinner who comes with a lot of experience. He has also played in India, and the wickets here are similar to those back home. His arrival has strengthened our attack because he comes fresh from international duty in the T20 format," said Chahal.

Yuzi also talked about how the biggest disadvantage is that fans cannot come to the stadiums to cheer for their favourite teams.

"Not having fans in the stadium will be a disadvantage because their support makes a lot of difference. Given the circumstances, there is nothing we can do about it. Having said that, we are used to playing without spectators during first-class matches, so we just have to accept it," pointed out Chahal.

[With Cricbuzz inputs]