Tim David’s monstrous hitting, backed up by Padikkal and Patidar, powers ‘attacking champions’ RCB to big win over CSK
On Sunday, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium against Chennai Super Kings, RCB showed that the weight of the defending champions tag isn’t going to be a burden.
Ahead of the season, Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s director of cricket Mo Babat had sounded out a warning. “We don’t want to be defending champions. We want to be attacking champions.” On Sunday, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium against Chennai Super Kings, his team showed that the weight of the defending champions tag isn’t going to be a burden. It is a venue that has seen many a six-hitting exhibition from Chris Gayle to AB de Villiers. And joining them was Tim David, who hit 8 sixes as his unbeaten 70 off 25 deliveries powered them to a fourth successive win in the Southern Derby.
