IPL 2021: CSK & RCB Can Afford To Lose Couple Of Games Says Gautam Gambhir

Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir said Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) can afford to lose a couple of matches in the second leg of IPL 2021. Both CSK and RCB are at s

Speaking about CSK and RCB, former India wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel felt both teams will be jittery before commencing the second part of IPL 2021 in UAE.

"Definitely I think there would be a jitter in CSK's mind and probably in RCB's mind too. You know we're talking about teams like CSK. They wanted games behind their back. Someone like (MS) Dhoni, (Suresh) Raina, (Ambiti) Rayudu and Robin Uthappa, they're not playing cricket throughout the year, but they're just getting into the groove and they got this break."

"And teams like RCB you know, they need that momentum to start the tournament, which they had. So I think these are the two teams which would be thinking 'Oh okay we'll go again, and start from scratch'. This break, for teams which are at 4,5,6 they would be thinking that they have a chance to come back and teams who are in the 2nd or 3rd would be thinking that they have to start again as well."

The second leg of IPL 2021 will start from September 19 with Mumbai taking on Chennai at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The final will be played on October 15 at the same venue.