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As the IPL 2020 is all set to begin from September 19, fans are gearing up for an exciting tournament after a long gap owing to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak across the globe. This year the cash-rich league will be played in the UAE and the final will be played on November 10th.

With these new surroundings and a stable team, Royal Challengers Bangalore could break their jinx in the league – the team which has never won a title in the past 12 years, thinks former Australia fast bowler Brett Lee.

“I just want Kohli to go out there and enjoy his cricket, take all the pressure off himself as a captain and player,” Lee said in the latest episode of Star Sports’ Cricket Connected chat show.

 “Because he is so good at that level, I think sometimes with all the pressure going around in the team, people are failing, he tries to get all the players on his back and tries to carry them,” Lee further explained. “All the RCB squad should help out in taking all the pressure off Kohli.”

Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar, on the other hand, praised the franchise for buying Australia opener and the limited-overs captain Aaron Finch whom he said could be another vital cog for the franchise apart from the captain Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers.

“Aaron Finch is the guy whom I hope can give them a little bit of steadiness. They have a lot of class, flash and brilliance and then Aaron Finch can become the guy who can hold it all together,” Manjrekar shared on the same show.

However, Brett Lee agreed with Manjrekar and further added that Virat Kohli should make Aaron Finch his deputy this year.