After suffering two consecutive losses at home, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have decided to make a change to their playing XI. Their young wicketkeeper batter, Anuj Rawat, has gone out of the team and is replaced by Saurav Chauhan. The 23-year-old batter from Gujarat will make his IPL debut today.
RCB Playing XI vs RR
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Saurav Chauhan, Reece Topley, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal.
Impact Substitutes: Suyash Prabhudessai, Mahipal Lomror, Himanshu Sharma, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Swapnil Singh
Faf du Plessis on Saurav Chauhan
Talking about the 23-year-old batter at the toss, Faf du Plessis had nothing but praise. Speaking about his power and personality, he said, “Not many people know him; he has some serious amount of skill and batting power; he looks like a nice and calm guy.”