IPL 2017: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) did not get momentum in first half of the tournament, feels Stuart Binny

Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB's) Stuart Binny on Thursday said that he was shocked to see themselves being out of playoffs contention so soon in IPL 2017.

Having already been knocked out of contention of a playoff berth in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017, Virat Kohli‘s Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have nothing but to play for pride. Meanwhile, RCB all-rounder Stuart Binny on Thursday said that he was shocked to see themselves being out of the playoffs contention so soon in the tournament. He also felt that they could not get the winning momentum going in the opening phase of the tournament, and that it is hard to accept being in the bottom second, affecting player’s motivation. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), IPL 2017, Match 43 at Bengaluru

“We did not expect it could happen to us. We did not get the momentum going in the first half of the tournament and that is what hurt us. It has not been easy, to be honest. It is new to the team for struggling in the competition, especially we are second-last in the table. Yes, it has been pretty difficult for guys to be able to motivate themselves. We have not been getting exactly the scores we were looking for. However, credit must be given to bowling, especially the way we bowled when defending low totals. We needed wickets upfront. We got them, but did not get results our way. On the whole, our bowling has been pretty good this year,” he said as reported by PTI. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), IPL 2017, Match 43 preview

Speaking on his bowling, Binny said, “There were two roles assigned to me. First role was to use the new ball upfront and second was to squeeze an over or two after six overs and get a new batsman out who had just walked in. Look, I had a couple of games where I had a decent hit, but had missed two opportunities not going our way. Yes, it has been disappointing.”

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