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Royal Challengers Bangalore have long been associated with its star players, which overs the years have included big international names like Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Brendon McCullum and Chris Gayle.
However, that star-line up has never really translated into team performances which is best proven by the fact that RCB have never lifted the Indian Premier League trophy, and reached play-offs only 5 times in the 11 editions so far.
This time around though, coach Gary Kirsten along with his coaching staff that includes former Indian pacer Ashish Nehra, hope to shift the emphasis of the squad away from its star players.
After retaining 14 players from the previous year, RCB added another 10 players to their squad at the auction this year, of which 7 are uncapped domestic Indian cricketers. And coach Kirsten said nothing would excite them more if these young players had a good season.
Virat Kohli-led RCB, who finished sixth last year, will play the opening game of IPL 2019 against MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram stadium on 23 March.
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