RCB bank on early read of the conditions at the Chinnaswamy Stadium
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s complicated relationship with the Chinnaswamy Stadium is well documented. Even during their run to a first IPL championship last year, they lost their first three home games, struggling to come to terms with a pitch that offered steepling, tennis-ball bounce from a length and caught out batters attempting cross-batted pulls in front of square.