Virat Kohli was very reproachful of his players. After KKR whipped RCB by 21 runs in the IPL 2023 on Wednesday.
In the wake of Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) demoralizing defeat to former champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). In the recently concluded match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023.
On Wednesday, cricket legend Virat Kohli was extremely critical of his players. In match No. 36 of the IPL 2023 at the renowned M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, a misfiring KKR team led by substitute captain Nitish Rana outplayed Kohli’s RCB team.
After RCB suffered their fourth home loss of the year. Kohli made a startling comment in which he candidly acknowledged that his team had been defeated by the visitors.
In the 16th season of the lucrative league, Kohli. Who has led RCB for three straight games this year, attributed Bangalore’s latest loss to the two-time winners on their shoddy fielding and cheap dismissals.
“In all honesty, we gave them the game. We ought to have won. We lacked professionalism. We bowled well, but our fielding was subpar. They received this as a freebie.
We missed two chances in the field, which cost us 25-30 runs. “We set ourselves up very well when we batted, but then we got four to five soft dismissals,” Kohli said at the presentation after the game.
During the high-scoring match between Bangalore and Kolkata at the high-scoring Chinnaswamy Stadium. Kohli played a determined innings of 54 off 37 balls to keep RCB in contention.
However, Kohli’s heroics in the field were in vain as RCB only reached 179-8. While chasing the massive 200 runs in 20 overs. After losing by 21 runs to Kolkata, Faf du Plessis’ RCB team is fifth in the IPL 2023 points table.
In fact, after losing wickets while pursuing, one association helped us win the game back. We were lacking one organization. We must remain focused and avoid giving away easy plays.
On the road, we’ve won one and lost one. We are not worried about anything about it. “To be in good shape for the later stages of the tournament. We need to win some away games,” the RCB substitute skipper added.
In Monday’s 43rd IPL 2023 match at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore will play Lucknow Super Giants.