[Watch] RCB and GT players catch up ahead of their clash in IPL 2023
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Gujarat Titans (GT) players interacted with each other ahead of their IPL 2023 match on Sunday, May 21. Both sides will square off in the final league match of the season tonight.
GT have already qualified for the playoffs and will be facing Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the first qualifier after sealing the first spot in the points table. Meanwhile, RCB are fighting for the last playoff spot with Mumbai Indians (MI) and Rajasthan Royals (RR).
They will most likely advance in the tournament if they manage to win against Titans, as they already have a superior net run rate compared to MI.
Ahead of the crucial match, RCB shared a video on their official Instagram handle to give fans a glimpse of players' activities off the field. In it, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Rahul Tewatia, Harshal Patel, and other players from both Bangalore and Gujarat sides can be seen having fun interactions. RCB captioned the post:
King 👑 🤝 Prince 🤴🏽 Dino 🤗 Hardik Harshal 😁 Tewatia The mood is set! The vibes are in check! Bring on already. 🙌#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #IPL2023
You can watch the video below:
"It will be interesting to see how KGF plays against GT's bowling: Aakash Chopra ahead of GT vs RCB clash
Former Indian batter Aakash Chopra recently previewed the match between RCB and GT on his official YouTube channel. He highlighted that contest between RCB's big three (Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and Faf du Plessis) against Gujarat Titans' potent bowling attack might prove to be defining factor of the match.
"It will be interesting to see how KGF plays against Gujarat Titans' bowling. The expectation is that the pitch will be extremely flat, but KGF's real test will be against this bowling unit, which will have Mohammad Shami, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Rashid Khan and Hardik Pandya might be seen bowling.
"Gujarat have reached here after qualifying in the last match, and I don't think they are going to rest anyone. They are not going to give any favors. You can ask Shami to rest, but why would you do that because Shami is a rhythm bowler."
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