Finally, Virat Kohli will be seen in a comfortable state. His warriors battled it hard in a below-par defence and came out with flying colours by thumping down the star-studded Mumbai Indians. After all, it was the perfect team effort from Royal Challengers. All the batsmen, bowlers and fielders put in their absolute force to seal the deal in a crucial conflict.
Very important win at such an important stage of the tournament: Kohli
Speaking after the victory, the winning skipper, Virat Kohli termed the win as crucial for the team. He hailed the efforts of their bowlers and picked Manan’s initial blitz, Colin and Umesh’s impact in the game as the primary reasons for the victory.
”Jeez, we needed that win. Very important win at such an important stage of the tournament. In the last couple of games, we were picking up. Tonight was an occasion we need that two points. This is the push we needed. We might have spoken about too many things in the past. To the bowlers, we said, ‘back your gut feel to bowl yorkers, take your fields.’ To confuse them, doesn’t help too much,” Virat said during the post-match presentation.
The win was a little gift to my wife on her birthday: Virat Kohli
The happy skipper furtherly added that the team is in a good shape and are bright in their intention to scalp the victories. He picked Manan’s take off against JP Duminy as the game-changing as it gave a perfect start for the team. He finished it off by saying that the win was a little birthday gift to his wife, Anushka Sharma.
‘Everyone bowled really well. Umesh’s over. Colin’s over with the bat. The one over that JP bowled and Manan targeted, that was game-changing. Manan took the game away from them. We needed impact performances to get those two points. We had good intent, results are around the corner. The result went our way. We should take this confidence forward. My wife is here and it’s her birthday. This was a little gift for her. It was very important to achieve this two points in front of her,” Virat Kohli concluded.
However, the win ensured RCB stay on the hunt while life became hard for Mumbai Indians in the tourney. Currently, RCB are placed 5th in the points table while Mumbai Indians are placed 7th. Coming to future assignments, RCB will take on Chennai Super Kings while Mumbai Indians will lock horns against Kings XI Punjab.