RCB are primed to enter the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 playoffs after securing eight wins in 11 matches, and need just one more win to confirm their spot in the last four stage. RCB will resume their IPL 2025 campaign against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at their home venue, the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cRajat's going well. He had an injury to his hand, but he's been building up ever so slowly. For him personally, probably the disruption gave him a few more days just to get through some of that early healing, and for the swelling to go down, and for him to get used to picking up a bat again. He's practiced the last few days, and he's going well.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWith Josh, he's our only player not here at the moment. He's recovering from his shoulder niggle that he had. He's doing that with Cricket Australia. Our medical team and their medical teams have been liaising on what that detail looks like, and he's just taking that day by day, and he's trying to improve his shot,\u201d said Bobat in the pre-match press conference on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Before the tournament was suspended for a week due to cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan, RCB had roped in India batter Mayank Agarwal as a replacement for Devdutt Padikkal, whose campaign ended due to a hamstring injury. Padikkal\u2019s absence also means RCB doesn\u2019t have a left-handed batter in the top order, but Bobat didn\u2019t show much concern about it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cMy own personal philosophy is that I don't worry that much about right and left-hand combinations. I know different teams view that differently. I think that since we've had the impact player rule and every team has six or seven bowlers, it almost doesn't matter if you've got right and left-handers. It just changes the bowling combination.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI think in an 11 vs 11 line-up, sometimes having that left-hander in your batting order can mean that you can put one of their bowlers under pressure. I see that less as a thing now. We've seen so many times during this competition that a certain bowler type hasn't bowled their overs because there was a left-hander at the crease, and they just get through fine.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI don't focus on that too much. We're quite clear on our pattern of play and the things that we want to focus on. It's obviously advantageous to have some left-handers if you've got a short boundary one side or something like that, but it's not a huge area of concern for me.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Saturday\u2019s match could be affected by rain, if the weather forecasts are to go by, and Bobat admitted that it\u2019s been on their mind, as seen from them practising in the afternoon on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt certainly does influence our preparation. We've deliberately practised in the afternoon because we were concerned about rain this evening. Those things you can control. When you get to game day, you can't control it. You want your players to feel as clear and relaxed as possible.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Saturday\u2019s match could be affected by rain, if the weather forecasts are to go by, and Bobat admitted that it\u2019s been on their mind, as seen from them practising in the afternoon on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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