With current squad, we should be able to set and chase down big totals: Andy Flower

Andy Flower, head coach of the Royal Challengers Bangalore, spoke exclusively to JioCinema at the IPL 2024 auction. Excerpts: 

On buying West Indies’ Alzarri Joseph for Rs 11.5 crore 

It was great getting Cameron Green during the trade before the auctions. We had a go at Pat Cummins but were outbid in the end. We went for Alzarri and are really happy to have him. He’s a quality operator. Faf (du Plessis) and I have worked with him before at Saint Lucia Kings and I think Faf’s worked with him in the SA20 as well. 

On Yash Dayal’s inclusion for Rs 5 crore 

As far as Yash Dayal is concerned, we saw some of his potential last year, certainly with the new ball for swing and wicket-taking potential. I know he had a hard time at the death occasionally, but we believe he’s got high potential and we are looking for great things from him. 

On whether RCB will focus on big-hitting with the current batting line-up they have 

With the recruitment of Cameron Green, we certainly wanted to get some power into the middle order. So, if we’ve got Maxwell and Green at 4 and 5, it gives us that power. We’ve got DK (Dinesh Karthik) at No 6 and obviously the class of Faf, Virat, and Patidar upfront. We think that’s a really great top 6. We should be able to set big totals and chase down big totals. 

RCB are yet to win an IPL title after reaching the finals thrice in the history of the cash-rich league. During the 17th edition of the tournament, they would be trying their best to get their hands on the coveted trophy under the leadership of Faf du Plessis, after doing all the shopping in the recently concluded IPL Auction.