Royal Challenger Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli is one of the most intense cricketers in the world today and he doesn’t expect anything less from his teammates as well. It was seen in his latest message to his teammates as he told them to reduce workload instead of lessening their commitment to practice.

Kohli suggested to his teammates that their workload during training can be reduced but full efficiency is demanded from all the players.

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"If we feel like that the workload is being high initially, we can communicate; but I want quality when we do lesser work. I don't want guys running around for 2-2.5 hours and then feeling tired. Let's reduce the workload but let's do it with efficiency. I want to see the intensity in our practice sessions," Kohli said in a video posted on RCB’s official Twitter handle.

RCB have moved their training from Dubai to Sharjah as per BCCI protocols.

"It was a good session, the intensity has picked up in the nets since the last few days. It feels good that the seniors are guiding us through this. They have been telling us how to build the intensity gradually after such a long gap,” RCB pacer Navdeep Saini said after the team’s first session in Sharjah.

The IPL 2020 is slated to be played from September 19 to November 10 in the UAE across three venues --Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah.

All the teams have already reached UAE to take part in the tournament and are currently undergoing training. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) was the last team to begin training as they finally stepped on the field on Friday after their third round of Covid-19 tests.