Former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) cricketer AB de Villiers was displeased with the insults made against the franchise during the final Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Lucknow.
RCB chased down 228 with the help of Jitesh Sharma, moving to second in the points table and securing a Qualifier 1 ticket. In the first innings, LSG captain Rishabh Pant produced an undefeated century to lead his team to a big total. As a result of Josh Hazlewood’s absence, critics noted that RCB’s bowling assault was weakened.
“I listened to the pundits last night, and that made me quite upset. They were quite negative while we were bowling. They continued stating, ‘RCB’s bowling is under pressure’. They don’t appear to be able to handle it. Once again, an in-form team begins to lose momentum. But what about this? Maybe it was just a great batting wicket, guys? “To all of you very clever and sharp commentators out there, how about considering the possibility that it was an excellent batting surface?” De Villiers explained on his YouTube channel.
Commentators become obsessed on a narrative. AB de Villiers
The former South African captain stated that analysts become caught in a particular narrative. He admitted that without a clear understanding of the circumstances on the pitch, they began to claim that RCB bowlers are ineffective.
“They went on to say that RCB’s bowling unit was once again in bad form. As I watched the contest, I had the following thought: occasionally pundits become fixated on a narrative. Yes, RCB has never won a title, yet it is tiresome to continually saying, “Here we go again.” The bowlers are failing; they are useless,” without fully assessing what is happening on the pitch. Rishabh Pant will not score 118 off 60 balls on a challenging, difficult pitch. “All the LSG batters were fluent out there,” de Villiers remarked.
Furthermore, the right-handed batter admitted that RCB had some bad periods in certain scenarios but never left the game.
“Yes, there was some bad bowling at times.” But, ultimately, one must consider the big picture: 227 runs on a wicket that normally does not support such batting implies that it was simply a very good surface. “RCB were still in the game; they weren’t blown away, and they proved it,” De Villiers said.
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