Key players in IPL 2025 RCB vs PBK: Kohli, Salt, Maxwell, Chahal-Excellent performance
Chahal, along with Glenn Maxwell, brought valuable experience with the RCB, which enhanced their understanding of local game conditions.
RCB has been playing in Nick this season, and Kohli and Salt have played songs, making today’s game a coveted game between Bat and Ball.
IPL 2025 Royal Challenger with the Principal Participant in the King of Punjab
RCB
- Virat Kohli
- Phil Salt
- Krunal Pandya
- Josh Hazlewood
- Devdutt Padikkal
PBK
- Shreyas Iyer
- Glenn Maxwell
- Yuzvendra Chahal
- Priyansh Arya
- Arshdeep Singh
RCB vs. PBK: Team
Royal Challenger Bengaluru: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Salam, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romaio Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee.King of Punjab: Shreyas Iyer (c), Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Yash Thakur, Suryansh Shedge, Praveen Dubey, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harpreet Brar, Azmatullah Omarzai, Josh Inglis, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash.
Analysis of RCB and PBKS teams
On the surface, RCB teams may find reassurance as they fight the GT and DC first, allowing their spinners to take advantage of the favorable diet-free scenario. However, Chahal recently showed off his skills with a four-goal shot against the Kolkata Cavaliers, and despite the recent batting struggle, Maxwell will remain in place outside the influence of the game conditions.
Chahal is particularly good at controlling length rather than relying on extraordinary delivery. He often lures batsmen, stimulates the ball, and forces them to extend the big ball, which often leads to the outfield being caught. Additionally, he cleverly changed his pace, so if the batsmen were going to hit the six, they would put in extra effort.
Maxwell took a similar approach, emphasizing higher accuracy than rotation or drop. The Australian has had success with the right-handed cricketers in white cricket, which could put Punjab in the face of an RCB roster composed primarily of right-handed.
On the other hand, RCB’s spin Arsenal includes Krunal Pandya and Suyash Sharma, providing the home team with their own chance to fight back. Meanwhile, the Punjab squad has quick choices of competence in Arshdeep Singh and Marco Jansen, although they may not meet the praises of Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar on the RCB side.
