Daniel Vettori, the head coach of the Royal Challengers Bangalore, believes that the inclusion of Shane Watson and Stuart Binny to his franchise provides a balance which gives them the luxury of options - one that is an asset in the shortest format.
"We are very happy with team we have," said Vettori on Tuesday (April 5) in the midst of a Royal Challengers' training session at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore. "Last year we did lots of things really well but the likes of Watson and Binny gives us a really balanced squad.
"To have those guys that have the ability to bat in the top order and bowl four overs is a real luxury. You look at the teams that have been successful in the IPL so far -- Chennai (Super Kings) with the likes of (Ravindra) Jadeja, (Suresh) Raina and (Dwayne) Bravo and KKR (Kolkata Knight Riders) as well have had them with Shakib (Al Hasan). So we're banking on the fact that we have six or seven bowling options. As everyone knows, the Chinnaswamy is a tough place to bowl at so to give ourselves those options is very important," he added.
Shane Watson announced his retirement from the international cricket after the ICC World twenty20 2016. In the tournament where Australia were handed a semifinal exit at the hands of India, Watson scored 96 in four innings with a strike rate of a handy 150; he also picked up five wickets.
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