IPL 2024: Virendra Sehwag pinpoints issues in RCB, says 'Entire staff is made of foreigners’

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ALSO READ: ‘Rubbish bowling to be honest’: Irfan Pathan slams RCB's pace attack as SRH score climbs to 205/2 in 15 overs According to Sehwag, that first thing that RCB should do is fill Indian support staff which would make the domestic players in the team comfortable. Currently, RCB is filled with overseas star power including Andy Flower is the head coach, while Adam Griffith is overseeing the bowling coach responsibilities. "If you have 12-15 Indian players, just 10 overseas and your entire staff is made of foreigners, that's an issue.

Only a few of them are international players, rest are all Indians and half of them don't even understand English. How will you motivate them? Who spends time with them? Who talks to them? I can't see a single Indian staff member. At least there should be someone who the players can confide in," Sehwag said on Cricbuzz. "Players need a comfort level which they are not getting presently.

Players go blank in front of captain Faf du Plessis because if he asks something, they will have to answer. If the leader is Indian, you can share what's going through your mind. But if you do that to an overseas player, you may be left out of the Playing XI in the next game.

RCB need at least 2-3 Indian support staff," he added. ALSO READ: IPL 2024: Will Royal Challengers qualify for playoffs? Here's what their chances look like However, Tiwari said that the issues with RCB start at the auction table itself. He added that, like other times, this time too the bowling department cuts a sorry figure.

The franchise lacks specialist spinner. He stated that releasing Shivam Dube and Yuzvendra Chahal was a blunder for RCB. "I know where the problem is.