Virat Kohli said that IPL 2023 points table does not define RCB’s performance (Sportzpics)
IPL 2023 points table doesn’t define Royal Challengers Bangalore’s performance, says Virat Kohli after win over Punjab Kings
Virat Kohli on Thursday took over the captaincy for Royal Challengers Bangalore after 556 days and led RCB to a 24-run win over Punjab Kings in Mohali on April 20. Mohammad Siraj got four wickets, he was adjudged player of the player. match, and the Indian pacer also took home the IPL 2023 Purple Cap in a stellar performance.
Elsewhere, Faf du Plessis scored 84 and along with Kohli set the stage for RCB’s third win of the IPL 2023 season. With just three wins from six matches, there were concerns about the Bengaluru-based franchise’s form but Virat shrugged off all the talk with a brilliant response, saying that the table doesn’t define the team’s performance.
Speaking at the post-match presentation ceremony after RCB’s win, Kohli insisted that his side is not looking at the IPL 2023 points table, something they will do in the later stages of the campaign.
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“The table can’t define your team. It’s game 13 or 14, we can try and focus on what we have to do,” the 34-year-old said.
The stand-in captain also praised his opening partner Faf du Plessis, who helped RCB reach a fightable total.
Faf batted really well on that pitch. His innings made sure we had 20-30 to spare in the end. The pitch below was very rough, I think there was not enough water. There was hardly any six off the back foot against the spinners,” Kohli said.
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“The strategy was to bat deep to crack 190. Told them (the bowlers) that the target was more than enough. Can’t afford to take the game deep, especially when they have lost 6-7 wickets. The batting order is very deep, but we have options in bowling as well.
After scoring 174/4, Virat felt his team had done enough and revealed that he told his bowlers that they had enough on board, it was about a clinical performance from the bowling unit. I was in
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Kohli said, “At the halfway stage, the point was to take the game to the opposition and when you get 4 wickets in the powerplay, you break the game.”
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