Royal Challengers Bangalore

"I believe we will see a new champion this season. Royal Challengers Bangalore are on a roll in this IPL and they are definitely going to make it to the playoffs. They are getting hotter and hotter as the tournament is progressing. They are looking in a good space. They are getting better and better with every game," Shastri said on Cricket Live on Star Sports.

RCB, who is sixth in the points table, will lock horns with Delhi Capitals on Saturday. Kohli on the eve of the match shared a picture from the nets session in which he can be seen training hard for the game. "If you're immersed in the joy of doing what you love, everything else is irrelevant," Kohli captioned the post on the KOO app.

Warne, who passed away following a suspected heart-attack in Thailand where he was vacationing last month, had guided Rajasthan Royals to their maiden IPL title in 2008. Speaking about the Australian cricketer's impact on his career, Kohli said, "(He was a) childhood hero for many people including me. He was such an iconic personality and an iconic cricketer at the same time. Almost everyone, all the cricket fans knew about him.

In a high-scoring thriller, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Tuesday defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 23 runs. It was the first win of CSK in IPL 2022 and the first victory for Ravindra Jadeja as a captain. Here are the key highlights of the game:

Former England captain Nick Knight said as much when he commented that he sees in Karthik a cricketer who can perform the job of a finisher in this year's T20 World Cup if he continues to finish matches for his Bengaluru franchise in IPL 2022. In IPL 2022, Karthik has been a critical finisher for RCB, making 131 runs and averaging the same number with a strike-rate of 218.33, especially in matches against Punjab Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals.

The middle-order batter had been patchy in the four matches prior to the big 'Southern Derby' on Tuesday. In the opening game of the season against KKR, Dube managed only three and again scored three runs against SunRisers Hyderabad in the fourth match of the season. In between, he had scores of 49 (vs LSG) and 57 (vs PBKS), respectively. And, while he was scoring, the inconsistency was not really lending solidity to the middle order.

Faf du Plessis, who took over the reins of the side from long-serving skipper Virat Kohli, allayed fears on Tuesday that his side would likely buckle under pressure. Speaking on RCB Bold Diaries, the former South African captain -- who was also part of the CSK camp between 2018 and 2021

Both sides have so far had contrasting fortunes in this edition of the IPL. While RCB have been flying high on the back of superb performances from their batters as well as bowlers and are currently third on the points table after three wins in four outings, the Ravindra Jadeja-led CSK are scraping the bottom of the table after four consecutive losses.

Akash Deep started out as an intern, bowling at the RCB nets during IPL 2021. But cut to 2022, the young pacer has shown he has plenty in the kitty to hang around with the big boys on the big stage. Growing from strength to strength in the last four games of the 2022 season, Akash was instrumental in restricting Mumbai Indians to 151/6 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on April 9, helping his side win the crunch contest by seven wickets.

In a nail-biting finish, Royal Challengers Banglore (RCB) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 4 wickets on Tuesday. It was an emotional match for Yuzvendra Chahal as he had played for RCB for 7 years in the past and this time he was playing against RCB. Here are the key highlights of the game: