IPL 2025 mein Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ka batting performance ek baar phir under scanner aa gaya, especially unke home ground par. Rain-hit match mein Punjab Kings (PBKS) ke against RCB ne sirf 95/9 ka score banaya, jisme unka middle-order bilkul bikharta nazar aaya.
RCB ke batters ne jaise hi pitch par kadam rakha, waise hi jaldi-jaldi runs banane ki koshish mein 42 runs ke andar 7 wickets gawa diye. Devdutt Padikkal ko drop karne ka decision unke liye costly sabit hua, jab unhe impact player ke roop mein Manoj Bhandage ko lana pada, jo pressure mein toot gaye.
Former India batter Mohammad Kaif ne Star Sports par RCB ki is performance par nishana saadha, khaaskar Virat Kohli par. Kohli ke aggressive shot selection ko lekar Kaif ne kaafi tough words use kiye.
“84 deliveries ka matlab hai kaafi time hota hai. Jo shot Virat Kohli ne maara, stepping out karke chhakka maarne ka, woh usually aisa nahi karte. Agar yeh 20-over ka match hota, toh woh definitely ball ko punch karte – is baat ki main guarantee deta hoon,” Kaif ne kaha.
“Woh ball point ke through punch hone layak thi. Lekin 14-over ka match dekh ke aggressive hone ka temptation aaya. Pitch thoda damp tha, ball ruk raha tha. Aise pitch pe 5-6 balls dekh ke khelna chahiye tha. Sirf Kohli hi nahi, baaki batters bhi galat approach le aaye. Shayad usne socha 6-over ka match hai!” Kaif ne jod diya.
PBKS ke Arshdeep Singh ne powerplay mein dono RCB openers ko out kar diya. Rajat Patidar ne dekha ki RCB 33 runs ke andar hi apna aadha team gawa chuki hai. Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma aur Krunal Pandya bhi crease par tik nahi paye. Patidar bhi jald hi Yuzvendra Chahal ke against wicket de baithe.
Agar Tim David ka maiden IPL fifty nahi hota, toh RCB all-out ho jata. Unhone sirf 26 balls mein 50 runs bana ke RCB ko 95/9 tak pahunchaya.
Home ground par Kohli ka flop show
Halanki, Virat Kohli season mein RCB ke leading run-scorer hain aur Orange Cap race mein bhi hain, lekin unka home performance ab tak disappointing raha hai. GT ke against unhone sirf 7 run banaye aur Arshad Khan ke haath out hue. DC ke khilaf 22 runs banaye, lekin Vipraj Nigam ne unhe powerplay ke baad hi nikal diya.
Wahin away matches mein unhone consistent half-centuries mari hain, except Chennai. April 20 ko jab RCB firse PBKS ka saamna karega, Kohli ke paas ek aur moka hoga apna home form sudharne ka.
