Virat Kohli led Royal Challengers Bangalore’s yet another campaign in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League came to an end on a heartbreaking note. Following their exit from the league, Virat has found himself at the receiving end of criticism and trolling. Many fans, cricket experts and cricketers are criticising the performance of Virat as he has not been able to land RCB a silverware in the eight years at the helm.
Now the latest one to come out in support of the ‘skipper’ Virat Kohli is Royal Challengers head coach defended Kohli and said the team has high respect for him. He also praised the batsman Virat is and how he played in the ongoing edition of the IPL. He said:
“From the batting perspective, we did have consistent opening partnerships between Finch and Padikkal, that was an area we needed to address and we got that. But as a by-product of that, Virat came into the innings outside the Power Play and that is not an easy time to start your innings, that was a challenge for him.”
He added:
“There were a number of times where the game situation didn’t help. He looked well on top of the bowling but we kept losing wickets at crucial times, that would just slow his progress. So, you can’t judge him purely by the numbers. There were a number of games where he looked right at ease but unfortunately got stalled at times,”
Furthermore, Katich also rated the ‘captain‘ Virat Kohli and he was all praises for him. He revealed how he has been a mentor to young talents in the team. He said:
“What we saw – we’ve seen someone who is very invested in this group, spend a lot of time with the younger players, particularly we paired him up with Padikkal as a mentor. We saw his growth through the tournament, batting with Kohli is very valuable for his growth. That’s a side a lot of people don’t see Virat. The other thing we saw which was very visible on field is, we’ve got a leader that, no matter what the game situation is, he gets the other 10 guys to follow him and stay in the contest.”
He added:
“One thing we’re proud of is we hung in the contest and fought right till the end. Even last night, we didn’t have enough runs on the board but we fought till the end. That’s something we’re proud of and Virat can take a lot of credit for that.”
