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Sunil Gavaskar has proclaimed that leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal could be the key difference and a match-winner for RCB this season in slow and dry conditions in the UAE. In the presence of a new coach Simon Katich, Gavaskar has predicted that this year could change RCB’s trophy-laden fortune.

Virat Kohli has stated that although it will be a strange thing playing cricket in the empty stands, players have come to accept the scenario and assured that the intensity level will of his side will not drop. Kohli has also added that there is no 'desperation' for a change of environment.

Gautam Gambhir has stated that the inclusion of Chris Morris into the setup provides Virat Kohli’s RCB much-needed balance that they were missing in the previous editions. However, he still feels that RCB rely heavily on their batting to win games but puts it down to Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Former RCB coach Ray Jennings has claimed that during his tenure with RCB, Virat Kohli was a ‘loner’ in the team and sometimes backed wrong players in the squad. He added that he wanted certain players to have more game time but Kohli had different views but that is all in the past now.