Royal Challengers Bengalur’s Virat Kohli and Jitesh Sharma celebrates after winning the match. (PTI photos) Chief coach Pandjab Kings Ricky Ponting has accumulated praise at the match Viroat Kohli’s victorious knocking and on Sunday expressed disappointment in the launch effort of his own party in their seven goal defeat at the Royal Challengers Bengalur in Mullanpur.
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Kohli remained at 73 dangers, when RCB comfortably chased Pandjab’s support 157 with seven balls to save. Ponting, who spoke at a press conference after the match, emphasized Kohli’s peace and awareness of the game as a defining difference.
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“Vires bats tonight, seeing their team home, and we weren’t good enough to make money at a good start,” Ponting said. “This is a difference. We had a lot of bats to start, but no one was cocked. In cricket T20 it’s essential – especially at the top of the order.”
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Ponting admitted that the playground was better than the score of his team. “The goal was much better than 157. At 62 for 1 in PowerPlay, we were supposed to push 180, maybe even 200,” he added. “But again we lost goals in clusters – a formula that hurts us.”
He praised the RCB bowling unit, especially their death specialists. “Bhuvneshwar and Hazlewood have been brilliant in the last four breaks.
Ponting also pointed to the inconsistency of the playgrounds in Mullanpur. “Each of the four playgrounds we played here was different. The modifying time takes time,” he said.
After a six -day break ahead, he hopes that the team is grouped strongly before they face Kolkata Knight riders.
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