HYDERABAD: A dejected Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli said that his team “deserved to lose” it’s do-or-die IPL game against Sunrisers Hyderabad as players didn’t show the kind of strong character that is crucial to winning crunch games.
“We were not good enough and not up to the mark. We deserve to lose this game. We didn’t show enough application. The kind of shots we played were not on at that stage. This has been the story of our season,” Kohli said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
The RCB captain lauded Sunrisers Hyderabad for defending 25 runs from 18 balls with Siddarth Kaul and Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowling brilliantly to win the match by five runs.
“If you have strong characters, you will always do well. SRH had a few guys who did well under pressure, that’s been the story of their season. They understand strengths, know their limitations. That’s why they’ve been successful,” Kohli said.
Asked if Kane Williamson’s team is the best, Kohli observed that CSK or Kings XI Punjab look more solid as all-round outfit but undoubtedly the best bowling attack of IPL belongs to Hyderabad franchise.
“From the bowling point of view, SRH is the strongest. Overall, maybe you’d pick Kings XI or CSK.”
