Calcutta: Royal Challengers Bangalore put up an all-round performance
to defeat defending champions by seven wickets on Saturday. Captain Virat
Kohli, obviously, sounded quite happy with the performance. Virat Kohli: It’s
a lovely feeling to be a captain of this side. Two wins in two games… The boys
did extremely well. We were a bit nervous when we slumped to 17 for three, but
Parthiv showed a lot of character… He was superb. AB de Villiers also batted
brilliantly and showed a positive attitude. They both did exceptionally well as
they shared a huge partnership. This shows the true character of the team.
Rohit Sharma: We were short on the
runs. 115 was always going to be difficult for the bowlers to defend. Still, the
bowlers gave us a good start and tried their hearts out. We were in the game
for the first nine overs or so. But they had a big partnership. We have
world-class bowlers like Lasith Malinga, but the batsmen should take up more
responsibility and score enough runs so that the bowlers can defend the total.
Parthiv Patel (MoM): With the kind of
batting line-up that we have got, it makes the job easier for batsmen like me.
I can just go out and express myself without worrying too much about what would
happen if we lose a wicket or two. And I quite enjoy this format.
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