There’s no escaping the embarrassment for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) who have had their most atrocious start to the Indian Premier League (IPL 2019) losing all their six opening matches with hopes of qualifying to the knockouts fading each day.
AB de Villiers, who also has had a scratchy season this year, tries to put some perspective in his column for the Times of India on Tuesday.
“After our most recent defeat at home to Delhi Capitals on Sunday, when we were unable to defend 149 on a slow wicket, I happened to sit next to Gary Kirsten on the bus, as we left the stadium and drove past thousands of our disappointed supporters. The head coach asked me what I was thinking,” he wrote.
“I replied: “More often than not, in cricket, you can assess the state of a team by the way they field. Each player is a batsman or a bowler, and it is understandable that their primary focus is on batting or bowling… but every player is also a fielder and in my view, you need a collective hunger and desire to operate as a strong unit in the field.
“However, it’s not so much fun to experience in real life. At RCB in the 2019 IPL, for some reason, we are being condemned to live through the same day over and over again; we have played six matches and lost six matches.”
RCB have to win all their remaining eight matches to qualify for the knockouts. They next face Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at their fortress in Mohali on Saturday.
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