Rajasthan Royals (RR) once again found themselves on the wrong side of the things as their big guns displayed a flop show again. Rightly, the skipper, Ajinkya Rahane is frustrated with himself and the batting department for their inability to score the runs on the board – to give his bowlers defend on such a small ground.
We didn’t bat very well, including me: Ajinkya Rahane
The disappointed leader, Rahane blames batting department for the loss and asked the players to learn themselves.
The middle-order batter Rahane eventually cited that the execution from the players is not quite up to the mark, probably, which is making the negative impact on the side. He wants his players to be more aggressive.
“Pretty disappointed. 170-175 on this pitch would have very good. We didn’t bat very well, including me. Guys have to learn. Bowlers in IPL are bowling well. We lost crucial wickets, didn’t get partnerships. We cannot give excuses all the time. We are all professional cricketers. It’s all about execution as I mentioned. As batsmen, we were in doubt about whether we should go for our shots or not,” Ajinkya quoted.
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Samson took the catch cleanly: Ajinkya on Rahul’s catch
When the things heating up, Sanju Samson pulled out a stunning catch at point region but unfortunately, the umpires thought in the other way thus ruling the batsman not out in the end.
Rahane feels that it was out but later, admits that it has to be a part and parcel of the game.
”Samson’s one-handed effort against KL Rahul was a clear catch but the umpires thought otherwise. We are still in the game. We can win five out of five now,” Rahane concluded while speaking during the post-match presentation.
However, Rajasthan also entered into the war zone. They are left with five games in their kitty and need to win all those games in order to make it top four owing to the IPL 2018 points table.
Coming to next game, Royals which is led by Ajinkya Rahane will once again lock horns with KXIP within 48 hours at Jaipur.
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