IPL 2020: Key middle-order batting pair for each franchise in case of a top-order collapse

#7 AB de Villiers & Shivam Dube (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

RCB's top order can bank on AB once again with the support of young Dube

AB de Villiers needs no introduction when it comes to batting and Royal Challengers Bangalore has depended on him and Virat Kohli to score most of the runs. The team combination has been such that AB de Villiers was forced to bat at 3 while the skipper opened the innings but with the addition of the Aussie opener and limited-overs captain, the former South African skipper can slide back to number 4 spot to back the top 3 of Parthiv Patel, Aaron Finch, and Virat Kohli in case they break down.

Along with AB, Shivam Dube might play a significant role to support the senior batsman and help his team recover in case of a collapse. The youngster has seen an upward curve in the last 12 months of his career and has even made it to the Indian Cricket Team where skipper Virat Kohli has shown high faith in him by sending him in at 5 ahead of the more experienced Manish Pandey in the ongoing T20I series against NZ.