IPL 2018: One player each IPL team cannot afford to lose through injury

Royal Challengers Bangalore - Virat Kohli

RCB, as a team, has had a roller coaster fortune in the IPL over the last decade. The team finished a lowly 8th position last year even with a lineup boasting of Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli, and Shane Watson. One of the primary reasons for their failure was constant injury plaguing their top batsmen. Kohli and De Villiers are two batsmen who can pick themselves and their batting slots in the current line up.

Other than them, the batting order is still very unsure and definitely short of Indian options who can soak in the pressure and finish an innings. Kohli has in the past done this and has been the anchor. In his absence, RCB will definitely not have the firepower to fill his place with another Indian batsman. The options they have are Manan Vohra, Pawan Deshpande, Mandeep Singh, and Sarfaraz Khan.

The incredible amount of confidence and intensity Kohli brings would also be missed. Moreover, we cannot see a hapless Kohli sitting in his dugout and biting his fingers when his team is in trouble.

Overall, let us hope that we have fewer injuries as possible in this year's IPL. On a serious note, it is also a reminder to the BCCI for giving more importance to a player's itinerary and gaps between games to ensure fewer casualties.