Though Kohli has enjoyed a lot of success leading the national team, as RCB captain he's had a tough time. His team have been nowhere close to landing the title in the last seven seasons. This season too has been poor so far as the Bangalore side are bottom placed with just one win from seven outings.

However, RCB's first win of the season on Saturday against Kings XI Punjab in Chandigarh could prove to be a turnaround for them. If Kohli (270 runs so far in this IPL), AB de Villiers (232), Parthiv Patel (191), Yuzvendra Chahal (11 wickets), Mohammed Siraj (6), Umesh Yadav (4) and the fiery South African pacer Dale Steyn (who is yet to play a part, having just arrived) can keep up the momentum, MI could be in trouble.

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MI, on the other hand, are comfortably placed in the top three, with four wins to their credit. The in-form Quinton de Kock (238 runs), Kieron Pollard (185 runs) and Hardik Pandya (149 runs and 6 wickets) have been their key performers. Sri Lankan speedster Lasith Malinga may replace West Indian pacer Alzarri Joseph to strengthen the bowling attack against Kohli & Co's batting arsenal.

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