IPL 2021: We have to show more courage in crucial moments,says Kohli

Virat Kohli criticized his bowlers after Royal Challengers Bangalore slumped to another defeat at the hands of the Chennai Super Kings in the 35th match of the Indian Premier League 2021.

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Despite Kohli’s 53 and Devdutt Padikkal’s 70, RCB could only scored 156 runs ,when they looked good for much more. In response, CSK got home with almost two overs and six wickets to spare.
The RCB captain said that his bowlers lacked the X-factor in the powerplay and didn’t have enough courage with the ball. He also pointed out not scoring around 175, which he felt could have been a winning total on the day.
“The wicket did slow down a bit. But I feel we left 15-20 runs out there. 175 would’ve been a winning total. We didn’t bowl consistently, and they got away with too many boundary opportunities. We didn’t show that much courage with the ball,” said Virat Kohli in the post-match presentation ceremony.
“We spoke of areas we didn’t want them to hit, but we couldn’t execute that. The X-Factor was missing in the first 5-6 overs. But it’s essential to execute balls during the crunch moments. Those few moments and that’s what we failed to capitalise on.” Kohli added.