Bengaluru, Jan. 30 -- Mo Bobat, the Director of Cricket at Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), opened up about the role of data and technology in cricket, stating that it plays a crucial role in scouting.

Bobat was speaking on the RCB Podcast.

In the podcast, as quoted by an RCB press release, Bobat said, "We are very fortunate that Bangalore is an academic and tech superpower, so it is great to have that on our doorstep. We all know that data is becoming central to sport, especially cricket, which is already data-rich."

"What we are trying to do with data is not just focus on numbers but on decision-making. If we can make data-informed decisions, that is really useful. A phrase I often use is 'data on tap, not data on top.' Data should...