Published: Mar 23, 2019, 01:00 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 23, 2019, 01:00 PM (IST)
Despite a star-studded line-up, Virat Kohli-led Bangalore have been perennial underachievers in the Indian T20 League. They were dismal last season after having finished at the sixth spot losing eight of their 14 matches. Kohli too went on to state that his side don’t deserve to win. “We need to be hard on ourselves and be braver with the ball and in the field. We need to correct those things going forward. We didn’t deserve to win,” he had said.
This time, Bangalore have been injected with fresh coaching staff. Former India’s 2011 World Cup-winning coach Gary Kirsten is at the helm of affairs with Ashish Nehra as the bowling coach. (ALSO READ: AB de Villiers lists five reasons why Bangalore are primed to deliver in this season’s Indian T20 league)
Bangalore get their campaign underway as they lock horns with defending champions Chennai in the tournament opener at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday.
Here’s the full list of all the group stage matches of Bangalore.
March 23 (Saturday)– Chennai vs Bangalore at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (8 pm)
March 28 (Thursday)– Bangalore vs Mumbai at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore (8 pm)
March 31 (Sunday)– Hyderabad vs Bangalore at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad (4 pm)
April 2 (Tuesday) – Rajasthan vs Bangalore at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur (8 pm)
April 5 (Friday) – Bangalore vs Kolkata at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore (8 pm)
April 7 (Sunday) – Bangalore vs Delhi at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore (4 pm)
April 13 (Saturday) – Punjab vs Bangalore at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali (8 pm)
April 15 (Monday) – Mumbai vs Bangalore at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (8 pm)
April 19 (Friday) – Kolkata vs Bangalore at Eden Gardens, Kolkata (8 pm)
April 21 (Sunday) – Bangalore vs Chennai at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore (8 pm)
April 24 (Wednesday) – Bangalore vs Punjab M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore (8 pm)
April 28 (Sunday) – Delhi vs Bangalore at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi (4 pm)
April 30 (Tuesday) – Bangalore vs Rajasthan at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore (8 pm)
May 4 (Saturday) – Bangalore vs Hyderabad at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore (8 pm)
