IPL 2020 | RCB will back youngsters and local players this edition, admits Simon Katich

Under the leadership of Kohli, the franchise has reached the IPL final in 2016, before David Warner’s Sunrisers Hyderabad stole a win from under their nose. However, this year, the franchise have shown their confidence on the youngsters, Devdutt Padikkal, Pavan Deshpande and allrounder Shahbaz Ahmed. While the southpaw has shown immense potential in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for Karnataka, the other two have also shown incredible promise in the domestic season. 

"The other thing he's got is passion and energy for this group, a real affinity. If you look back at the auction, we retained a lot of players despite the last few seasons not going to plan. The biggest change we've made is more so from the overseas contingent to try and balance the team. From that point of view, there's a real belief from Virat that's directed to this group and his backing of the local boys. That's probably been the stand out thing for me," said Katich, reported ESPNCricinfo. 

"We have had a lot of discussions about the make-up of our team. I think it is hard to say anything now, we have three weeks of the camp to get through and see how things turn out physically. Obviously, AB has kept wickets before and that will be a topic for discussion," he added.