IPL 2020: ‘Results would have been different if Kane Williamson’s catch was taken,’ admits RCB skipper Virat Kohli

Royal Challengers Bangalore suffered their fifth consecutive defeat in the 13th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL). This time their loss came against Sunrisers Hyderabad during the knockout game and, as a result, RCB got eliminated from IPL 2020. 

RCB skipper Virat Kohli also looked disappointed with his team’s performance against David Warner’s men. He also mentioned that things could have gone in their favour if Kane Williamson’s catch was taken during the second innings. 

“If you talk about the first innings I don’t think we had enough runs on the board. We made one helluva game in the second half, the positions we got ourselves into in the second half… It is a game of margins, and if Kane was taken there then it is a different ball game,” Kohli said during the post-match presentation ceremony.

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“Altogether they put us under a lot of pressure in the first innings. Few soft dismissals, few fortunate ones for them as well and we didn’t have enough runs on the board. Maybe a bit of nerve, a bit of hesitation, we need to be more expressive with the bat. We didn’t have any phases in the game where we got away from the opposition,” he added.

He played with a lot of class and efficiency: Virat lauded Devdutt Padikkal

Apart from expressing his disappointment, the RCB skipper also praised the top-performers of his side in this IPL edition. The 32-year old took the names of Devdutt Padikkal, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal and AB de Villiers who impressed him the most.

“A couple of people have stood and had a good season, Devdutt is one of them, and Siraj has had a good comeback. Yuzi and AB have been solid as ever. Couple of positives for RCB and Devdutt is one of them, he stepped up nicely and getting 400+ runs is not easy. He has played with a lot of class and efficiency for the team. Very happy for him. The others contributed but just not enough,” he concluded.

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