It’s A Game Of Confidence, We’ll Continue To Back Him: Du Plessis On Kohli’s Form
Chasing a target of 145, Bengaluru's top-order failed again as they lost four wickets for 58 runs and could not recover from it
Mumbai: Virat Kohli’s form for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 continues to be a cause for concern but the batting legend got support from RCB skipper Faf du Plessis who on Tuesday said ‘great players go through phases like this.
Chasing a target of 145, Bengaluru’s top-order failed again as they lost four wickets for 58 runs and could not recover from it.
Talking about Kohli’s lean patch, the RCB skipper said that great players go through rough patches and they are going to support him to turn things around. Kohli was dismissed for just 9 while attempting a pull shot but he managed to take the lead and was caught.
The batsman is going through a very bad phase this season, scoring just 128 runs in just 9 matches.
“We have to try to change the batting order and see if it works. We have to try and play positively. That’s what we discussed after the last game, trying to get the best out of Kohli. Great players go through these things. Great players go through phases like this. We wanted him to get in straight away so that he doesn’t sit on the sidelines and think about the game. He is a great player and we still support him to turn around and hopefully, it is just around the corner. It’s a game of confidence,” said Faf du Plessis.
Du Plessis admitted that his top-order batsmen lack consistency and his team will have to sort out the issue soon.
“It’s pretty much similar to the last game we played, it’s got a little inconsistent bounce. We conceded 20 runs too many and a dropped catch cost us 25. 140 was a par score on that pitch. That’s the thing we need to fix [the top-order batting]. The basics of the game don’t change. You needed someone in the top four to bat through and we have not done it,” he added.
Kuldeep Sen’s four wickets and Riyan Parag’s unbeaten 56 helped Rajasthan Royals register a 29-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore at the MCA Stadium here on Tuesday. Apart from Kuldeep, Ravichandran Ashwin took three and Krishna took two wickets.
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