One man fully beat us at this time, Harshal Patel bowled nicely and RCB will proceed to again him: Virat Kohli
2 min read Premier all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja’s brilliance might have ruined the Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore’s plans within the IPL right here on Sunday however with one eye on this yr’s T20 World Cup, the India captain was not complaining.
In truth, Kohli appeared delighted to see his India teammate make a wonderful return after a protracted harm layoff.
“His (Jadeja) ability has been there for everyone to see. I am very happy to see him perform with the bat, ball and on the field,” Kohli mentioned on the post-match presentation ceremony.
“After two months, he will be back playing for India and it is always a pleasure to see your premier all-rounder do well with the bat. When he plays well and is confident, it lets out many opportunities.”
Kohli threw his weight behind beleaguered pacer Harshal Patel, who conceded a document 37 runs within the closing over to let CSK off the hook of their closing over.
With CSK positioned at 154 for 4 at first of their innings’ final over, Jadeja started by clobbering 4 consecutive sixes off Harshal earlier than including one other off the fifth ball.
Flattened by Jadeja’s brutal assault, RCB faltered of their chase of 192 and had been stopped at 122 for 9.
“(Harshal) bowled well and we will continue to back him. We will continue to give him responsibility, he got both the set batsmen out and plucked all the momentum away,” Kohli mentioned.
After a cracking begin that noticed them cross 50 in 5 overs, RCB misplaced the plot and dropped at an finish their four-match profitable streak.
“You have to look at it the right way,” Kohli mentioned, making an attempt to remain constructive within the face of the massive defeat.
“I really feel this can be a constructive suggestions for our aspect. A efficiency like this, it’s good to get this out early on within the match. Our begin was respectable sufficient.
“One guy completely beat us. Today his skill was there for everyone to see,” the India captain mentioned referring to Jadeja’s brilliance.
He mentioned he’ll proceed to open the batting, a job he has chosen for himself within the yr of the T20 World Cup.
“We need to look at the loss in the right way. I am opening the innings with Dev (Devdutt Padikkal). We will continue to test our batting depth. As a batting side we are confident. We are going to switch the roles at some point,” Kohli mentioned.
