Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Tim David has credited his team's pressure-free environment for his good form in the ongoing season. David has scored back-to-back fiery knocks against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Gujarat Titans (GT).
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00:00That's an interesting part of the first year of the new IPL cycle.
00:07And secondly, we've got everyone available for this game, I'm pretty sure.
00:19Tim, you're enjoying yourself in the RCB colours, the way you are batting.
00:23Can you tell us what has changed for you this season?
00:28Yeah, nothing's changed really.
00:30You know, you have periods when the game feels a little bit easy,
00:35you put a little bit less pressure on yourself,
00:37and that's certainly part of this environment so far.
00:40I've been enjoying my time, lots of great people to work with,
00:43and I'm just trying to keep the game simple and enjoy it as much as I can.
00:50Hi Tim, you've shared the dressing room with two of the bona fide legends in Indian cricket,
00:56first in Rohit, now with Kohli.
00:59What has it been like, and in terms of the experience itself,
01:03is it different, is it the same, in what way is it different?
01:06And you're now coming back home in a way where you were based in the last three years,
01:10what is all that feeling like?
01:13Yeah, it's brilliant to have those sort of senior players in the dressing room,
01:16they're so experienced, they're idolised and rightly so,
01:19they've done it for a long time.
01:21I think that both of them have played in this tournament since its inception,
01:25so it's great fun, you get great support from the fans,
01:30they idolise those players,
01:32and it makes wonderful atmospheres to play in,
01:35so I suppose that's the first part.
01:37And yeah, coming back to play in Mumbai,
01:40it's a wonderful place to play at the One Kitty,
01:42love batting here, it's a nice place to have as your home ground,
01:46it's not my home ground anymore,
01:48hopefully I get a chance to do some damage out there in the middle tomorrow night.
01:56Hi, most probably Bumrah will be playing tomorrow against your team,
02:00so how big a threat will it be for RCB?
02:03Yeah, Bumrah is pretty widely recognised as the best bowler going around,
02:09and that's the challenge we want to have at RCB.
02:13If we're going to go deep in this tournament,
02:15we need to beat the best teams, we need to beat the best players,
02:18so hopefully Bumrah is bowling the first over tomorrow night,
02:21and the first ball goes to four or six from whoever is opening the batting for us,
02:24that'll be a statement,
02:25and it'll be great to have him back playing in the tournament,
02:29because the game is better with him in it.
02:35Again, you've played with Bumrah in the nets last year so much,
02:39and have you managed to pick any nuances,
02:42I know you can't give it all, but any nuances,
02:45because he primarily operated at the depth
02:47when you are likely to be batting around the crux of the current situation,
02:51so have you picked any nuances of how he bowls,
02:55or how you could counter him, etc.?
02:58I'll just try and get my toes out of the way,
03:00he's got a pretty lethal yorker,
03:03he's a brilliant bowler,
03:05and when you put in big performances against the best teams,
03:08against the best players,
03:09they're the best feelings you get as a player,
03:11so you want to be challenged by the best,
03:13and I'm looking forward to that.
03:15Yeah, the first part about Rajat is his high skill as a batsman,
03:20he's aggressive, and he backs himself to play his role,
03:24so that's wonderful to have,
03:26I watch these guys bat during the game,
03:29and I love watching him bat,
03:30secondly, he's very calm as a captain,
03:33he seems well planned with his decisions,
03:35and he's building on from a great environment in this team,
03:41so it's great fun to be a part of.
03:43It's been a great start for us,
03:45two big wins on the road against KKR and Chennai,
03:48they've been traditionally tough places,
03:50those teams are strong in their home conditions,
03:52so that's a brilliant start for us.
03:54The last game, we lost early wickets,
03:56that happens, it's going to be tough to win games
03:58given the quality of this tournament,
04:00if you're four down early,
04:01but I don't see many times in the season
04:04when with the quality of our batting line-up,
04:07that's going to happen,
04:09so we're looking forward to this game,
04:11we haven't dwelled too much on any match,
04:13it's very rewarding when you win,
04:15and you take your lessons from losses,
04:18but again, another great game here to come to Mumbai,
04:21they've obviously set up their team to play well
04:23in these conditions,
04:24had one of the best batting pitches in the country,
04:26so let's hope we get that tomorrow night.