Chopra also talked about the heat and need for more double-headers in the tightly packed IPL 13.
The venue for the tournament is yet to be finalized, but the opinion is tilting in favor of UAE due to rising Coronavirus numbers in India, the preferred venue for BCCI.
And if the Indian Premier League 2020 is held in the UAE, cricket expert Aakash Chopra has opined that Royal Challenger Bangalore (RCB) led by Virat Kohli stand to gain the most.
The former KKR opener stated that the big grounds where your bowling won’t be exposed would favor a weak bowling side like Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) which features a strong batting lineup.
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“Batting conditions would not have much of an impact. In fact, certain teams may start feeling better. RCB for example, because when the grounds are big your bowling is not exposed that much even if it is weak. RCB I think might actually do well,” he said while speaking on his YouTube channel.
He also mentioned Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) as the other two franchises which might do well in those conditions.
“There will be no problem although they might have to fight a little bit with the heat. For now, the weather is good. Let’s be fair, UAE experiences a lot of heat. But September and October are still the pleasant months,” the 42-year-old further said.
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He also spoke about lots of doubleheaders in the tournament, if it follows the 26 September- 7 November window, which is about 6 weeks including the final week playoffs, there might be a lot of double-headers with the league phase to be concluded in five weeks.
“In double-headers, however pleasant it might be, it is after all the heat of the Middle East. So, batsmen might get dehydrated,” he ascertained.