Bangalore: Virat Kohli came down heavily on his bowlers after Royal Challengers Bangalore suffered their fifth straight loss in the IPL, saying the team ‘deserved’ to be where it is after an ‘unacceptable’ outing.
Chasing 206, Kolkata Knight Riders were able to score 66 runs off the last 24 balls to snatch a sensational win against RCB, who are yet to win this season.
“There is no guessing there (about where we lost the game), the last 4 four overs that we bowled was just unacceptable. We needed to be more clever, nothing came off and we just cracked under pressure. That’s been our story this season so far,” Kohli said after the five-wicket loss Friday night.
Andre Russell smashed an unbeaten 48 off 13 balls to script the memorable win for KKR.
“If you bowl with not enough bravery in the crucial overs, it’s always going to be difficult against power-hitters like Russell. If we bowl like that, (and) we don’t show composure in pressure moments, we deserve to be where we are in the table,” Kohli said.
PTI
