IPL 2022: RCB skipper Faf du Plessis backs out of form Virat Kohli- Batting stalwart Virat Kohli has been horribly out of form in this IPL but he got the backing of his Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Faf du Plessis, who on Tuesday said: “great players go through phases like this”. Follow RR beat RCB Highlights and IPL 2022 Live Updates on Insidesport. IN
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IPL 2022: RCB skipper Faf du Plessis backs out of form Virat Kohli to bounce back, says all great players go through such lean phases
Kohli was promoted to the top of the order against Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday after scoring back-to-back ducks but that move also did not yield the desired result. He was out scoring just nine runs in the second over of RCB’s run-chase.
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“(Kohli) Can’t go into a shell. Great players go through phases like this and we wanted to get him in the game straightaway so that he doesn’t sit on the sidelines and think about the game. It’s a game of confidence.”
Kohli, who hasn’t scored a hundred in any format for more than three years now, had got out to first ball ducks in successive games before Tuesday’s match with a familiar pattern of dismissals outside the off-stump.
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IPL 2022: RCB skipper Faf du Plessis backs out of form Virat Kohli to bounce back, says all great players go through such lean phases
Du Plessis, however, admitted that his top-order batters are lacking in consistency and his side will have to fix the problem sooner than later.
“It’s pretty similar to the previous game. If you hit the deck hard in the first few overs, it is hard to get away. The dropped chance cost us,” said the former South Africa captain.
Royals captain Sanju Samson said his side’s run chase was “looking dicey” after 15 overs but they won the match thanks to Riyan Parag, who hit 56 not out off just 31 balls.
“We have been backing him (Parag) and he came in and showed the world how explosive he can be,” Samson said. “We were 10-15 runs short with no dew and the wicket turning a bit. We were waiting for the back end of the batting order to go out and win matches. Almost everyone has put up a match-winning performance until now.”
He said the chat before the Royals’ run chase was about putting pressure on the opposition as it is tough for batters to change gears.
“In this kind of conditions, it was a matter of putting pressure. We do make a couple of changes here and there based on the opponents and conditions.
“But it is important to give clarity to people who are being dropped. Credit to Karun (Nair) to accept and understand that we needed (Daryll) Mitchell’s one over today and he can come in later.”
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