The brand value of Indian Premier League will not get affected by the recent ball tampering scandal that rocked the cricketing world, feels Royal Challengers Bangalore wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel.
Australian captain Steve Smith and his deputy David Warner were involved in a pre-meditated plan to tamper with the ball on the third day of the Cape Town Test against South Africa and let Cameron Bancroft carry out the act.
The row had its repercussion in IPL 2018 as well as the Aussie duo will not be allowed to play in the T20 franchise tournament because of their roles in ball tampering.
"It's unfortunate. But IPL has been a very big brand. It's such a big tournament with a lot of young players and seniors have been around for years. A couple of incidents that has happened outside the IPL should not affect," Patel told reporters on the sidelines of a Royal Challengers Bangalore event here.
Having won the IPL twice (2015 and 2017) with Mumbai Indians, Patel is back with RCB after an earlier stint in 2014, and hopes to contribute in winning the elusive title for the Virat Kohli-led side.
"A lot has changed from where I was in 2014. I'm coming with a lot of experience of winning the tournament. My performance individually has been very good in last few IPLs, also in the domestic tournaments.
"Nothing many things will change for me. I've been working hard personally. Hopefully I will help the team to win the tournament," Patel said.
"RCB have played two finals (in IPL and CLT20), but could not convert to tournament winning performance. There's no point analysing what happened in last few years. We could have done it (the analysis) if it was the same team."
Patel has been a part of as many as six franchises in his IPL career and has effected 71 dismissals and scored 2,322 runs.
"A lot of changes have been made to the team. The balance of the side has changed. It feels all the bases are covered, as far as batsmen, bowlers and all-rounders are concerned. We feel we can do it this time," he said.
"It's a great franchise. Honestly we had a great time may not be on the field but the off the field we gelled really well then. We could not convert it into winning performance. It's a great set up. They look after players really well, the practice facilities etc..."
Showering praise on Kohli's captaincy, he said the India skipper brings out the best from his players.
"When Virat's captaining, you have to be on your toes. He brings in a lot of positive energy makes sure you have to give 100 per cent, a reason why we are getting a lot of positive results.