Former Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir has harshly criticized the Royal Challengers Bangalore after the team was eliminated from the 2020 Indian Premier League following a loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad in Abu Dhabi on Friday. Despite qualifying for the playoffs for the first time since the IPL 2016, RCB faltered in the final stages of the IPL, losing five games in a row, and because of this, Gambhir acknowledges that RCB never deserved to be in the playoff regardless of its finish. .
“Okay, you can defend as much as you want. You can keep saying, ‘You know what, we make it to the playoffs, we deserve to make the playoffs. Absolutely not. RCB never really deserved to qualify for the playoffs, ”Gambhir said on ESPNCricinfo.
“If you watch the last 4-5 games, and even that Super Over actually against the Mumbai Indians. They were very lucky that Navdeep Saini threw that last one brilliantly. Otherwise they didn’t have a great season, from a hitting and bowling point of view. “
Gambhir, a two-time IPL winner with Kolkata Knight Riders, added that while his bowlers performed well, it should be noted where they come from. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, the RCB stadium, is a small stadium in reference to which Gambhir felt bowling would obviously be better. But RCB had many problems that plagued them, including his captaincy.
“Yes, bowling will look better because you are not playing at Chinnaswamy because it is a graveyard for bowlers, doubt it. But yeah, when there are bigger fields, when there are wickets that can help the player a little bit, he will always feel like he’s had a good bowling season, ”Gambhir said.
“If you have Mohammed Siraj pitching the last two overs, and you’re defending 18 and 19, it will be tough against any high quality international hitter. There are many problems. Problems start with management, it starts with support staff. And then, most importantly, the problem starts with leadership. “
.
