Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Ajinkya Rahane opined on his side’s defeat to RCB on Wednesday, acknowledging the impact of the dropped catches of Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal as well. He also added that Kohli remains a dangerous batter in a chase as well. He also praised Kartik Tyagi for his positive attitude and clear mindset, saying that his execution and commitment to the ball have been great signs for them as well.

“Yes, and I mean, Virat, we all know that while chasing the total, he is a dangerous player. Anyway, he’s a dangerous player, but Devdutt Padikkal is batting really well in this tournament. So, taking those catches, that’s what really helped us in the last four matches. But these things have happened. The guys are working really hard, but you can drop catches. That’s okay. (About Kartik Tyagi) He’s been really good for us, working really hard. What I like about him is his clear mindset, what he wants to execute while bowling. And that’s a really great sign,” Rahane said after the match.

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Despite chasing a target of 193, Kohli’s (105* including 11 fours and three sixes) century and Devdutt Padikkal’s 39 helped RCB register an easy six-wicket win, with five balls remaining. Meanwhile, KKR dropped each of Kohli and Padikkal. Kohli was dropped by Rovman Powell off Kartik Tyagi’s bowling, while Vaibhav Arora dropped a sitter of Padikkal off Cameron Green as well.

“I mean, we thought 190 was actually a competitive total on that wicket. The batters who batted in the middle, those middle overs, they thought it was a very good total. You can always say that after the game, 10-15 runs here and there, but I thought it was a very good effort by the batters,” he concluded.