Chennai: Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli is very optimistic about his team’s chances of lifting the trophy this year. He also said that he is excited about the return of IPL in India for the 2021 edition.
As last year the cash-rich league was played in the UAE due to a rise in the COVID-19 cases across the country. “It feels surreal. Honestly, it doesn’t feel like we went away for too long as there was a lot of cricket in between as well but yeah, very excited that we are playing in India again,” said Kohli in a video posted on RCB’s Twitter.
“Although in a different way, in a different setting. I am very optimistic and yes I have a good feeling this time around,” he added.
Kohli’s teammate and RCB star AB de Villiers also expressed his excitement. Talking about the new addition to the squad Mr. 360 degree said he is hoping to win a lot of games with RCB’s new-recruit Glenn Maxwell.
“It was a long journey. Very happy to be back with, it feels like yesterday that we finished the IPL. I feel we have the momentum from the last tournament and we’ll have a lot of fun,” said de Villiers.
“Dan (Christian) has been with before, it’s Maxi’s (Maxwell) first time but we all have seen him so often in the IPL, hopefully, a lot of games for us to win together,” Devilliers added.
The team has already started its training camp on Tuesday. RCB will face defending champions Mumbai Indians in the tournament opener on April 9 in Chennai.
