IPL 2018: 5 talking points after the first round of games

#2 RCB's bowling lineup

When CSK stacked their lineup with a flurry of bowlers, RCB was doing the exact opposite as they had only 5 leading bowlers with captain Kohli himself as their next best option(if he can even be counted as one). In T20 cricket where there is a need to have minimum six bowlers, it was a baffling decision to go in with only five bowlers from the RCB management and it backfired on them.

When Narine got going and thrashed the leading bowlers all around the park Kohli had nowhere to go with his bowling options. Going forward, RCB has to find a way to accommodate an all-rounder in their line up otherwise they might have to say goodbye to their title hopes soon.