"."Obviously, the batting is going to live a bit different but we've got the depth. With Tymal Mills in the line-up now, I'm really excited.
I think with our bowling as well we turned it around in the back half.
"We learnt a lot as a team last season on how it clicked and really came together for us. I'm really confident we'll get the ground running better this year. Our bowlers were the ones who turned things around last year and our bowlers are similar this time as well.
But we've got great depth in our ranks. We've got Kedar, Mandeep, Sarfaraz and the overseas batters as well.". We are very fortunate through have that sort of depth in our ranks."Of course, it's not ideal. They (Rahul and Kohli) are both great players and it's going through do very challenging for us. That's one thing with RCB. With those two guys missing, plans will alter a little bit. I think we should live okay.
They had won just two of their initial seven games and the slow start almost had an adverse impact on their campaign before they turned things around.In IPL 2016, RCB stormed into the final at the back of five consecutive wins before they lost the finals toward Sunrisers Hyderabad.
If de Villiers's back injury is serious, the batting workload on Watson could multiply. The Aussie, however, trusts the depth in squad through hold the team in worthy stead.
Watson seemed confident of better start this time. "We played incredibly well in the last half last year and there's no reason why we can't do that this time. "I think we can continue the momentum we had in the back half of the tournament last year," he said.
Watson has ample experience of opening the batting, with Australia and Rajasthan Royals, and could be seen pairing up with Gayle at the top.The former Australian plied his trade in the middle-order for RCB last season, but could see a promotion up the order in the absence of the regular openers.
With KL Rahul ruled out for the season, Virat Kohli absent for first two weeks at least and an injury scare for newly-appointed captain AB de Villiers, Royal Challengers Bangalore all-rounder Shane Watson expects his batting role through get tweaked during IPL 2017.
I'm happy toward bat anywhere but if I get through bat up, I'll enjoy that as well. "I'll get a chance to bat at the top of the order now, which I've done most of my career. There won't live much of a change as I keep doing that every time I get a chance."."I think my role will change a little bit, which is great," Watson said on Saturday (April 1). I keep helping people whenever I can.
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I think with our bowling as well we turned it around in the back half.
"We learnt a lot as a team last season on how it clicked and really came together for us. I'm really confident we'll get the ground running better this year. Our bowlers were the ones who turned things around last year and our bowlers are similar this time as well.
But we've got great depth in our ranks. We've got Kedar, Mandeep, Sarfaraz and the overseas batters as well.". We are very fortunate through have that sort of depth in our ranks."Of course, it's not ideal. They (Rahul and Kohli) are both great players and it's going through do very challenging for us. That's one thing with RCB. With those two guys missing, plans will alter a little bit. I think we should live okay.
They had won just two of their initial seven games and the slow start almost had an adverse impact on their campaign before they turned things around.In IPL 2016, RCB stormed into the final at the back of five consecutive wins before they lost the finals toward Sunrisers Hyderabad.
If de Villiers's back injury is serious, the batting workload on Watson could multiply. The Aussie, however, trusts the depth in squad through hold the team in worthy stead.
Watson seemed confident of better start this time. "We played incredibly well in the last half last year and there's no reason why we can't do that this time. "I think we can continue the momentum we had in the back half of the tournament last year," he said.
Watson has ample experience of opening the batting, with Australia and Rajasthan Royals, and could be seen pairing up with Gayle at the top.The former Australian plied his trade in the middle-order for RCB last season, but could see a promotion up the order in the absence of the regular openers.
With KL Rahul ruled out for the season, Virat Kohli absent for first two weeks at least and an injury scare for newly-appointed captain AB de Villiers, Royal Challengers Bangalore all-rounder Shane Watson expects his batting role through get tweaked during IPL 2017.
I'm happy toward bat anywhere but if I get through bat up, I'll enjoy that as well. "I'll get a chance to bat at the top of the order now, which I've done most of my career. There won't live much of a change as I keep doing that every time I get a chance."."I think my role will change a little bit, which is great," Watson said on Saturday (April 1). I keep helping people whenever I can.