RCB vs KKR IPL 2023: We deserved to lose, says Royal Challengers Bangalore’s stand-in skipper Virat Kohli after defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders | Cricket News

Bangalore Royal Challenger left to lick his wounds after losing 21 games before Knight Knights of Kolkata stay home on Wednesday in Indian Premier League after a poor performance on the field to let the opponent off the net, followed by some gentle eliminations in the chase.
Exclusive RCB fork Virat kohli got angry and said “we deserve to lose”.
Nitish Rana hit a 21-ball 48 after being dropped twice to play a key role in KKR scoring 200/5 after being sent into the net. In response, RCB administers 179/8.

“Honestly, we gave the game to them. We deserved to lose,” Kohli said after the game. “We’re not professional enough. We’re good at bowling but the batting isn’t up to standard. This is the reward given to them.”
“On the pitch, we dropped two chances, costing us 25-30 runs. On hitting the ball, we set up very well, but then (suffered) 4-5 slight knocks. .”
Chasing in 201, RCB took the lead with 30 points having lost in two rounds before Faf du Plessis (17) made a mistake from Suyash Sharma, while Glenn Maxwell (5) also dropped cheaply.
Virat Kohli (54) led their chase before being caught at the midfield boundary with Venkatesh Iyer performing a stunning catch dive.

“We didn’t get the ball with the racket, but we hit the hitter. Even in pursuit, after losing the ball, a partner brought us back into the game. We lacked a partner. We need to continue to grow, not play soft,” said Kohli.
Dedicating the win to his newborn son, man of the match Varun Chakravarthy said: “I want to dedicate this to my new-born son, still haven’t been able to meet him, I want to dedicate this to my newborn son. give it to him and my wife.”
Chakravarthy returned with a score of 3/27 including goals from Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror and Dinesh Karthik.
“(In) the last game, I ate 49 and this one I played well. Life is crazy,” he said referring to his 1/49 tally against the Chennai Super Kings.

“I’m more focused on accuracy than on multiple variations. I don’t want to add more variations. I’ve worked a lot and I want to credit AC Pratheepan — he worked for me and even Abhishek Nayar I want to thank them.
“I like that challenge (beating difficult balls) and Nitish will give the ball whenever he wants me to do the job, I like that.”
KKR will next host the Gujarat Titans on April 29, while RCB will face the Lucknow Super Giants on May 1.

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