IPL 2018: Royal Challengers Bangalore SWOT analysis

Weaknesses

Anderson is a liability with the ball

RCB have quite a few weaknesses. The fact that their bowling has limited firepower is certainly a weakness, while their top-heavy batting order may also go against them.

The RCB think tank will struggle to fit all the overseas batting heavyweights in AB de Villiers, Brendon McCullum and Quinton De Kock into their playing XI. Also, they seem to have picked too many people who perform the same role.

Nathan Coulter-Nile was expected to lead the RCB bowling attack, but his untimely injury has left the team in a lurch. His replacement, Corey Anderson, is a utility player and lacks the former’s bowling prowess.