Royal Challengers Bengaluru have had a forgetful start to this IPL season. The team in red and blue has already lost three of their four encounters, the latest of which came against the Lucknow Super Giants, against whom they lost by 28 runs.
Chasing the target of 182 Rcb got all out on just 153, with Mahipal Lomroar being the top scorer of the team.
Speaking about RCB’s loss Manoj Tiwari feels that the team is missing Ab Devilliers in the middle order.
On Cricbuzz, Manoj Tiwari said, “They should have chased down this target. I think the absence of AB de Villiers is now hurting them. All-rounder Cameron Green is an emerging player who is doing very well for Australia but has failed to perform for RCB. However, he scored runs in the last match. Rajat Patidar was sent to bat at No. 3, and Green, who had performed well in the last match, was not sent. And Glenn Maxwell is also another flop bet. If you check his IPL stats, he is a great performer. If you are not giving a match-winning performance in all 14 matches, then at least deliver in 7-8 matches.”
Reacting to the Tiwari statement, Virendra Sehwag said that even Virat Kohli can’t deliver in 7 to 8 matches. But every player needs to play a big inning at least once in three matches.
Sehwag said, “A player needs to give consistent performances, like scoring 100 runs in one game, 80 runs in the second, and so on. Taking a team to victory in 7-8 matches can only be possible in a year and not in the IPL. In 17 years of IPL, I have never seen any player play 7-8 match-winning knocks for his team.”
