<p>Bengaluru: Anuj Rawat on Sunday hoped to cement his position as Royal Challengers Bengaluru's long-term wicketkeeper-batter after veteran Dinesh Karthik announced that this will be his last IPL season.</p>.<p>Rawat gave a glimpse of his versatility with a 25-ball 48 that helped RCB register a competitive 173 for six after initial struggles against the Chennai Super Kings.</p>.<p>It was quite fitting that the 24-year-old left-hander played that innings in the company of Karthik, who did the duty of wicketkeeper-batter for RCB over the last couple of seasons with a good degree of success.</p>.<p>Rawat said the RCB management has clearly communicated to him about his new role in the team.</p>.<p>"The communication has been very clear to me as in batting down the order. As someone keeping wickets, you have to bat in the middle-order a lot," Rawat said in a press-conference ahead of RCB's match against Punjab Kings on Monday.</p>.IPL 2024: Virat Kohli joins RCB camp; Training pics go viral.<p>The Delhi cricketer, who kept wickets for RCB in the last couple of matches during the IPL 2023, said his confidence level has improved.</p>.<p>"Last season also, I kept wickets in a few games and it gave me more confidence and as this season goes on, I am looking forward to contributing more as a wicketkeeper-batsman," said Rawat.</p>.<p>Rawat said the Royal Challengers will be looking to win all their upcoming home fixtures after losing the first match against CSK.</p>.<p>Apart from Punjab, the Royal Challengers will take on Kolkata Knight Riders on March 29 and Lucknow Super Giants on April 2 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.</p>.<p>"We are following the same process as the last match (against CSK). We are looking forward to our home games and hoping to win all of them," he added.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: Anuj Rawat on Sunday hoped to cement his position as Royal Challengers Bengaluru's long-term wicketkeeper-batter after veteran Dinesh Karthik announced that this will be his last IPL season.</p>.<p>Rawat gave a glimpse of his versatility with a 25-ball 48 that helped RCB register a competitive 173 for six after initial struggles against the Chennai Super Kings.</p>.<p>It was quite fitting that the 24-year-old left-hander played that innings in the company of Karthik, who did the duty of wicketkeeper-batter for RCB over the last couple of seasons with a good degree of success.</p>.<p>Rawat said the RCB management has clearly communicated to him about his new role in the team.</p>.<p>"The communication has been very clear to me as in batting down the order. As someone keeping wickets, you have to bat in the middle-order a lot," Rawat said in a press-conference ahead of RCB's match against Punjab Kings on Monday.</p>.IPL 2024: Virat Kohli joins RCB camp; Training pics go viral.<p>The Delhi cricketer, who kept wickets for RCB in the last couple of matches during the IPL 2023, said his confidence level has improved.</p>.<p>"Last season also, I kept wickets in a few games and it gave me more confidence and as this season goes on, I am looking forward to contributing more as a wicketkeeper-batsman," said Rawat.</p>.<p>Rawat said the Royal Challengers will be looking to win all their upcoming home fixtures after losing the first match against CSK.</p>.<p>Apart from Punjab, the Royal Challengers will take on Kolkata Knight Riders on March 29 and Lucknow Super Giants on April 2 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.</p>.<p>"We are following the same process as the last match (against CSK). We are looking forward to our home games and hoping to win all of them," he added.</p>