HYDERABAD: A dejected Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli mentioned that his team "deserved to lose" it's do-or-die IPL game in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad as avid gamers did not show the type of robust persona that is a very powerful to winning crunch video games.
"We were not good enough and not up to the mark. We deserve to lose this game. We didn't show enough application. The kind of shots we played were not on at that stage. This has been the story of our season," Kohli mentioned on the post-match presentation ceremony.
The Indian captain lauded Sunrisers Hyderabad for defending 25 runs from 18 balls with Siddarth Kaul and Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowling brilliantly to win the event by way of five runs.
"If you have strong characters, you will always do well. SRH had a few guys who did well under pressure, that's been the story of their season. They understand strengths, know their limitations. That's why they've been successful," Kohli mentioned.
Asked if Kane Williamson's team is the most efficient, Kohli noticed that CSK or Kings XI Punjab glance more forged as all-round outfit however surely the most efficient bowling assault of IPL belongs to Hyderabad franchise.
"From the bowling point of view, SRH is the strongest. Overall, maybe you'd pick Kings XI or CSK."
Kohli's reverse number Kane Williamson mentioned that on a difficult floor like the only on the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, a target around 150 would all the time have been difficult.
"I think it was another varied surface. We were certainly targeting about 150 (147), so we weren't far away from that. In terms of the game, it ebbed and flowed," Williamson mentioned in the post-match press conference.
Williamson mentioned that with the ability to take wickets at a very powerful levels was once vital.
"Even with the ball, it was once slightly identical where we form of took wickets, stemmed glide of runs and then, some partnerships. We did feel that if you'll be able to be at our usual usual in the box, we will have operated a little bit bit better.
"But, it is something that we will be able to construct on going into the next game. But, on the finish of the day, it was once really nice to fight onerous in the box again and come away with the win," he mentioned.
Asked if the loss of finishers is a being concerned factor for him, Williamson agreed that his batsmen want to play with a bit more freedom.
"Moving forward, we are off to Delhi now and it will be any other other floor. It is vital we adapt and get ready for no matter we are faced with," he mentioned.
RCB's Mohammad Siraj was hoping that his team would do better in the coming fits.
"It was once a a very powerful event for us. We lost the event. But, we did excellent bowling," he mentioned.
"We were not good enough and not up to the mark. We deserve to lose this game. We didn't show enough application. The kind of shots we played were not on at that stage. This has been the story of our season," Kohli mentioned on the post-match presentation ceremony.
The Indian captain lauded Sunrisers Hyderabad for defending 25 runs from 18 balls with Siddarth Kaul and Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowling brilliantly to win the event by way of five runs.
"If you have strong characters, you will always do well. SRH had a few guys who did well under pressure, that's been the story of their season. They understand strengths, know their limitations. That's why they've been successful," Kohli mentioned.
Asked if Kane Williamson's team is the most efficient, Kohli noticed that CSK or Kings XI Punjab glance more forged as all-round outfit however surely the most efficient bowling assault of IPL belongs to Hyderabad franchise.
"From the bowling point of view, SRH is the strongest. Overall, maybe you'd pick Kings XI or CSK."
Kohli's reverse number Kane Williamson mentioned that on a difficult floor like the only on the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, a target around 150 would all the time have been difficult.
"I think it was another varied surface. We were certainly targeting about 150 (147), so we weren't far away from that. In terms of the game, it ebbed and flowed," Williamson mentioned in the post-match press conference.
Williamson mentioned that with the ability to take wickets at a very powerful levels was once vital.
"Even with the ball, it was once slightly identical where we form of took wickets, stemmed glide of runs and then, some partnerships. We did feel that if you'll be able to be at our usual usual in the box, we will have operated a little bit bit better.
"But, it is something that we will be able to construct on going into the next game. But, on the finish of the day, it was once really nice to fight onerous in the box again and come away with the win," he mentioned.
Asked if the loss of finishers is a being concerned factor for him, Williamson agreed that his batsmen want to play with a bit more freedom.
"Moving forward, we are off to Delhi now and it will be any other other floor. It is vital we adapt and get ready for no matter we are faced with," he mentioned.
RCB's Mohammad Siraj was hoping that his team would do better in the coming fits.
"It was once a a very powerful event for us. We lost the event. But, we did excellent bowling," he mentioned.
You will do well if you have strong characters: Virat Kohli
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Reviewed by Kailash
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May 08, 2018
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