After winning the match against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli credited spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for changing the course of the game.
SRH stumbled to a 10-run loss against RCB on Monday. The David Warner-led side was not able to chase down the target of 164 runs. In the match, Chahal finished with figures of 3-18 and he got the crucial wickets of Jonny Bairstow, Manish Pandey and Vijay Shankar.
“We kept our composure tonight. When they needed 43 I think off five, just had a chat in the middle saying no shoulders dropping till the last run is scored. The game can change anytime. And Yuzi (Yuzvendra Chahal) comes in and changes the game completely in that over. Not many other spinners got too much out of the pitch, but tonight he showed that if you have skill in the wrist, you can purchase on any track,” said Kohli at the post-match ceremony.
“That’s why he bowls well in Bangalore too. The dew was a big factor tonight, the pitch was decent to bat on in the second half I thought – much better than the first half. But the way he came in, backed his skill and got the ball to turn and bowled attacking lines. He was the one who changed the game, in my opinion,” he added.
The RCB skipper said that no one in the team gave up even when SRH was going all guns blazing.
RCB will now take on Kings XI Punjab on Thursday, September 24.
RCB honour Covid warriors
India and Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli on Monday changed his Twitter handle name to Simranjeet Singh to honour the Covid warriors.
The players wore jerseys sporting “My COVID Heroes” to pay tributes to the “Real Challengers” in RCB’s opening game.
Simranjeet Singh is one such “Real Challenger” from Chandigarh, hearing impaired, but that did not stop him from serving his community and supporting the helpless to overcome the struggles of this pandemic by providing the needy with bare necessities and food to survive.
