the Royal Challengers Bangalore The captain resumed training after a five-month hiatus forced by the coronavirus. The networking session was also attended by South African rhythm legend Dale Steyn and RCB team principal Mike Hesson.
“(It was) much better than expected, to be honest. I was pretty scared. I hadn’t caught a bat in five months, but it did turn out better than I thought, to be honest,” Kohli said. saying by the franchise website.
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The 31-year-old, who was RCB’s best running back in IPL last year, said that staying fit during the lockout helped him react better during the net session even though he was training after a long break.
“I have trained quite a bit during the run, so I feel quite fit and that helps. Because the body is light and you react better, I feel like I have more time with the ball. That is a great advantage.” he said.
“Otherwise, he comes into the season heavier, the body doesn’t move as much and it starts to play in the mind, but yeah, like I said, it was much better than I expected.”
RCB arrived in Dubai last week ahead of the thirteenth IPL that is scheduled to begin on September 19 in the United Arab Emirates. The cash-rich T20 event moved out of India due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in the country.
The team attacked the networks on Saturday after successfully ending their quarantine period.
In addition to Kohli, tour the trio of Yuzvendra chahal, Washington Sundar and Shahbaz Nadeem and some pacemakers also trained and Kohli was satisfied with the way they handled their affairs in the first session.
“The spinners looked pretty good for day one, they threw the ball in consistent areas for long enough,” said Kohli, whose last assignment was the two-game test series against New Zealand in early March.
“Shahbaz was good, Washy (Washington) was very good, I also saw Chahal’s bowl well. The locksmiths followed his movements a bit. Overall, a decent start for our camp.”
RCB never won the IPL, although it had finished runner-up in 2009 and 2016.
Among other teams, the Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals led by Rohit Sharma have already had their first net session in Dubai and Abu Dhabi respectively. Capitals of Delhi it also went live on Saturday night.
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