IPL 2018: 4 reasons why Royal Challengers Bangalore are strong contenders for the title

Modified Apr 03, 2018 00:15 IST

RCB seems to have a well-balanced squad for IPL 2018. — RCB seem to have a well-balanced squad for IPL 2018

#3 The explosive duo of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers

Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers's partnerships have been ethereal. — Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers's past partnerships have been ethereal

Be it on or off the field, the duo of Virat Kohli-AB de Villiers give us serious camaraderie goals at every instant. Who can forget their mammoth partnership worth 229 runs for the second wicket against Gujarat Lions in IPL 2016?

What makes Kohli-De Villiers so competent at scoring runs together is the lucid understanding that they share, be it while running the tight singles or rotating the strike. Both batsmen have been in the form of their lives, with De Villiers having scored four Test half-centuries against Australia in the past month and Kohli having scored three ODI centuries against the Proteas in February 2018.