Rahul Dravid will return to face his old team when the high-flying Rajasthan Royals visit the Royal Challengers Bangalore in an IPL 2013 match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium Saturday evening.
Both RCB and RR have been in fantastic form this season, picking up four wins each, in six and five matches respectively.
RCB have done so well this season, thanks mainly to their three superstar batsmen - Chris Gayle, AB De Villiers and skipper Virat Kohli, the current holder of the Orange Cap.
If there is one criticism of this RCB side, though, it is the fact that they depend too much on the big three; and if all of them fail, then the team goes with them, as shown in the last game against the Delhi Daredevils.
From a position of strength, RCB collapsed from nowhere once De Villiers and Kohli got out, taking the game to a Super Over, which they won thanks to some big-hitting from De Villiers.
"They just haven't had the opportunity to score runs," De Villiers told IPL's official website. "The middle order -- four, five, six and seven -- have only batted a few overs and in some games haven't even batted, so it is a bit unfair to rate it like that.
"I always believed that the top three batters will always be the winners of the Orange Cap. Because four, five, six, seven don't get that opportunity to score that amount of big runs. I believe all of us are in form and there is a good feel as I mentioned before.
"It is a matter of winning those big moments. If it is one ball, and if Arun Karthik or anyone else can get you one boundary in that one ball, that can win you games and that is most important."
De Villiers was also all praise for new skipper Kohli, who has led from the front brilliantly in IPL 2013.
"Kohli has been brilliant," De Villiers added. "Obviously, he is very young and inexperienced when it comes to that. Having said that, he has made some really positive moves, he has led from the front, he has the batting ability as well.
"He has shown a lot of leadership qualities, he will learn more along the way and in the next few years, he will become a world-class captain. He is already showing signs of that, and like I said, with experience he will get better."
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