IPL 2018: 5 exciting bowling partnerships to look out for this season

#1 Washington Sundar and Yuzvendra Chahal

RCB came into the auction determined to go home with a good set of spin bowlers in their kitty. They bid for Piyush Chawla, Rashid Khan, Kuldeep Yadav and failed. But they finally managed to retain the services of Yuzvendra Chahal through RTM and then quietly bagged Washington Sundar at a decent price of 3.2 crores. This combination has the potential to turn the fortunes for RCB this season.

RCB has always failed to contain runs in the power play (1 to 6 overs) especially at home where they went for 8.97 runs per over last season. Washington Sundar has had a good stint with Dhoni at Pune Supergiants and will be willing to bowl at least two overs in the power play. The offie is quick through the air and extremely disciplined in line like Sanath Jayasuriya.

To bowl in tandem with him in the middle overs RCB has a street-smart bowler in Yuzvendra Chahal. He has always been Virat's trump card when he needed to break a partnership. But Chahal always missed a partner who could contain run flow on the other end. Now he has Sundar to create that much-needed pressure with his remaining two overs. Economical spell of Sundar and attacking intent of Chahal will definitely bring more smile on Virat's face.

Chahal's rise has been meteoric from being second option spinner for RCB to being lead spinner for the Indian National team. The 18-year-old Sundar will be looking to emulate his senior at RCB. This might well be the making of a spin triplet consisting of Chahal, Kuldeep, and Sundar.