RCB vs KKR: Virat Kohli describes AB de Villiers’ coup as “superhuman” effort | Cricket news


SHARJAH: Royal Challengers Bangalore captain virat Kohli on Monday he described his teammate Villiers AB’33 -ball 73 no out, which set up a complete victory against Kolkata Knight Riders as a “superhuman” effort, saying that all the other hitters had fought in the dry field of Sharjah.
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RCB recorded a massive 82 run win on the back of De Villiers’ batting pyrotechnics and the cunning of the spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal (1/12) and Washington Sundar (2/20) that were instrumental in putting down KKR to 112 out of 9 while pursuing a goal of 195.
“This field was drier. And the day was nice, so we thought there would be no dew. Except for one superhuman, all the hitters fought on the field. There was talk of getting 165, but we got 194, you know exactly why. It was amazing. “Kohli said in the post-match presentation.

“I thought I had some balls under my belt and I could start hitting. He (de Villiers) just came in and hit the third ball, and he said it felt good. You might see a lot of people do what is done in others. games, but only AB can do what he did. It was a fabulous hit. ”
Kohli, who was not out with 33 of 28 balls, said it was only thanks to the genius of De Villiers that his team reached 194 for 2.
“I was glad that we could form a (100-race) partnership, and mine was the best seat to watch from.”

Speaking of the victory, Kohli said: “It is a tremendous victory against a very strong team. Heading into a busy week for us, it was important to start well. The bowling unit looks much more powerful with Chris Morris returning.”
De Villiers, who was awarded the man of the match, said he surprised himself with the great blow.
“I had a duck last game, it’s a terrible feeling. I’m so happy I contributed. I was shocked today to be honest. We were going for 140-150, and I thought I could give it a try for 160-165, but I was surprised that we made it to 194, ”said the South African star hitter.

“The margins are very small when Cummins and Russell are coming in, and you need to use all your energy to keep the momentum going. I already felt that energy on the bus.”
When asked about maintaining the grounds, he said: “Maintaining is a different skill. I’m really working really hard to keep up. I want to be the best there is.”
KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik admitted that De Villiers’ blow made a difference in the match.

“AB is a world-class player. He’s hard to stop. It was the difference between the two teams. We tried everything. The only ball was the perfect inswinging yorker. Everything else was going.
“We need to sit down. There are some things we need to do better. Even if we had restricted them to 175, there are some things we need to do better. Let’s be honest. Every captain has a day where things don’t go well. But there are a lot of days. good ones that I also remember, and will follow. ”

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