"Rajasthan Royals body language is not that of a champion team," remarked G Force cricket academy coach and former Ranji Trophy player Gopal Jasapara after watching Rajasthan train at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on Wednesday before their IPL match against Bangalore.
"After losing Graeme Smith and Dimitri Mascarenhas to injuries Rajasthan looked a depleted side. Their biggest drawback is that they do not have strong bench strength like Bangalore and hence have collapsed," said Jasapara.
"Bangalore has solid bench strength with B. Akhil, S. Sriram [who was in Dubai recently to coach at G Force] and Nayan Doshi, who is the son of former India's left-arm spinner Dilip Doshi. Only Mumbai and Bangalore has such a strong bench strength made up of local players and may prove useful to them in the long run," he said. "Bangalore looks solid ... and all players looked confident," said Jasapara.
— By K.R. Nayar, Senior Reporter
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