AB, Kohli mostly nudged around Markande, Krunal in Bengaluru 2019. In a controversy marred game, that was one of the least talked momentum shifting phase. And 2 years later, I still see AB should bat at 3 calls. AB never got out to Bumrah in last 5 overs, where he strikes at 200+

AB without a shadow of doubt is the best equipped or skilled (or whatever you name it) cricketer to take on pace bowling in the end overs. Why do you want him to sweat out since start at the top, whilst keeping wickets? You don't break your MVP down. Pray for RCB to make use of

their domestic LHBs in say... Sundar/Baby to smash the living hell out of Rahul Chahar/Krunal Pandya, so that MI are in a spot of bother early on. You set the game for AB, by the time he arrives. He alone takes on even the best on his day to the cleaners.

Kuldeep did the same to Kohli-AB in Bengaluru 2019. Jadeja-Santner-Tahir did the same to Kohli-AB in Dubai 2020. Gopal did same in Jaipur 2019 to Kohli-AB. What's the common thing? They're tied up by spin bowling. This is where you utlilize left-handers & spin bashers effectively