<p>Bengaluru: Legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar said on Saturday that the embattled Royal Challengers Bengaluru should try to chase targets more to revive their fortunes in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).</p>.<p>RCB are currently languishing at eighth place with two points from four matches, and in their fifth match they will face Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur on Saturday.</p>.<p>"Of course, the toss is not in your control. But at all possible opportunities, they should chase targets as batting is their strong point. I think that will give them a better chance at winning matches,” said Gavaskar here during the cricket talk show, Midwicket Stories, which also featured England batting legend Geoffrey Boycott and former New Zealand pacer Simon Doull.</p>.<p>Gavaskar was hinting at the out of form bowling unit of RCB that failed to defend totals on both the occasions they have been asked to.</p>.<p>While chasing, the Bengaluru outfit has managed to eke out one win against Punjab Kings and went down against Lucknow Super Giants in the other.</p>.IPL 2024: Virat Kohli under lot of pressure this season, other RCB batters need to support him, says Steve Smith.<p>Talking in general about the impact of T20, Gavaskar emphasised on the entertainment quotient it has brought to modern cricket.</p>.<p>"Modern cricket is hard but entertaining. These days not many balls are being left and a lot more shots are being played – switch-hits, reverse scoops etc. The concept of taking the shine of balls is not followed as it was the norm in our times," he said.</p>.<p>That brought the talk to the future of Test cricket, and Gavaskar said the longest format would not fade away as many have been fearing.</p>.<p>"Test cricket is not dying, it will survive. Perhaps, three or four nations will play five-match series against each other while the rest will play the three-match series. I think that is going to be the way forward for that format," Gavaskar noted. </p>
<p>Bengaluru: Legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar said on Saturday that the embattled Royal Challengers Bengaluru should try to chase targets more to revive their fortunes in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).</p>.<p>RCB are currently languishing at eighth place with two points from four matches, and in their fifth match they will face Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur on Saturday.</p>.<p>"Of course, the toss is not in your control. But at all possible opportunities, they should chase targets as batting is their strong point. I think that will give them a better chance at winning matches,” said Gavaskar here during the cricket talk show, Midwicket Stories, which also featured England batting legend Geoffrey Boycott and former New Zealand pacer Simon Doull.</p>.<p>Gavaskar was hinting at the out of form bowling unit of RCB that failed to defend totals on both the occasions they have been asked to.</p>.<p>While chasing, the Bengaluru outfit has managed to eke out one win against Punjab Kings and went down against Lucknow Super Giants in the other.</p>.IPL 2024: Virat Kohli under lot of pressure this season, other RCB batters need to support him, says Steve Smith.<p>Talking in general about the impact of T20, Gavaskar emphasised on the entertainment quotient it has brought to modern cricket.</p>.<p>"Modern cricket is hard but entertaining. These days not many balls are being left and a lot more shots are being played – switch-hits, reverse scoops etc. The concept of taking the shine of balls is not followed as it was the norm in our times," he said.</p>.<p>That brought the talk to the future of Test cricket, and Gavaskar said the longest format would not fade away as many have been fearing.</p>.<p>"Test cricket is not dying, it will survive. Perhaps, three or four nations will play five-match series against each other while the rest will play the three-match series. I think that is going to be the way forward for that format," Gavaskar noted. </p>