Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh feels that Dinesh Karthik’s decision to not take singles in the crucial stages of the game was one of the major reasons behind RCB’s loss against KKR.
In the 19th over, Dinesh Karthik denied a single on three consecutive deliveries before hitting six and four on the fourth and fifth balls of the over, but on the last delivery, Dinesh Karthik was dismissed by Andre Russell.
Karn Sharma, on the other hand, hammered Mitchell Starc for three sixes in the final over; however, RCB suffered a heartbreak by one run.
Talking about Dinesh Karthik on his YouTube channel, Harbhajan Singh said, “I feel DK was a very important player in this match. Karn (Sharma) came in and struck out three sixes. While they were batting, Karthik missed two to three singles, and I feel that it proved costly for RCB. If he had taken those singles, then maybe this situation wouldn’t have unfolded.
They only needed one run; small things matter. At that time, you feel you want to finish the game, and Karthik has the ability to finish off the game.
However, when you don’t win the game, you remember such things, and I feel Karthik would think about taking that single.”
Rcb will be next seen in action against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 25th.
