After Friday's defeat against Kings XI Punjab, Royal Challengers Bangalore have now lost 9 games out of 12 in IPL 2017 and are at the bottom of the table with only five points in their kitty.
Axar Patel's lion-hearted all- round effort helped Kings XI Punjab stay in the hunt for a play-off berth with a resounding 19-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter, in Bengaluru on Friday.
A "disheartened" RCB captain Virat Kohli is finding his team's batting debacle inexplicable. RCB have been all out four times this season and according to Kohli, he has not seen so many batting collapses in a single season.
"We let ourselves down with the bat once again. I have not seen so many collapses for a team in one season. You don't really understand what to do in times like these. It really hurts," Kohli looked baffled at the post-match presentation ceremony. RCB have now lost 9 games out of 12 in IPL 2017 and are at the bottom of the table with only five points in their kitty.
"It's really disheartening. I don't know what to say in games like these anymore. It's happening many a times now for our liking. At the moment, anything we're doing with the bat isn't working. It's quite strange for the entire squad to be playing in that zone."
Kohli failed to pinpoint one single reason for a failure. "The whole squad is trying to be positive but we are not finding a way to make a big score. Wickets are falling too quickly, I can't pinpoint anything, we are trying to be as positive as we can. Our preparations have been similar to what we did last year, but what matters is what you do on the field and this season has been against what we've wanted," Kohli said.
You can watch Kohli's interview HERE.
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