Former India player Irfan Pathan has recently said that Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) fans would be sad as well as disappointed after the postponement of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as they were in a great position this season as well. And, certainly, it was ‘about to be Ee Sala Cup Namde’ for them as probably for the first time their all-department clicked altogether.
The Virat Kohli-led team were in third place on the points table of IPL 2021 before the tournament was suspended after COVID-19 breached the bio-bubble and players were affected as well. A total of 29 league games were played where Royal Challengers Bangalore won 5 matches out of their 7 games as well.
“Where the tournament has stopped, the RCB fans will be a little disappointed because AB de Villiers was in good form, Maxwell was in good form, the team was doing very well, the bowling was very good,” Irfan Pathan has said to Star Sports. “It was about to be ‘Ee Sala Cup Namde’ for them, at least from the fan’s perspective, so it is expected that they will be a little disappointed but it has been a good year for them till now.”
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However, Irfan Pathan has again revealed that Virat Kohli will be happy as a captain rather than Virat Kohli as a batsman. Notably, Kohli failed to impress with the bat but he brilliantly led his side. While justifying his point, the 36-year-old stated that they have played as a unit – be it the youngster like Devdutt Padikkal or the bowler like Harshal Patel or the veterans like Glenn Maxwell and AB de Villiers as well.
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“If you talk about this season, Virat Kohli the captain will be happier than Virat Kohli the batsman,” he again shared. “The way the entire team has responded, the way the combination of Virat Kohli and Mike Hesson has worked, and the hard work they put in for the auction.”
“They had gone after Maxwell. Before the auction, in the trading also they put in a lot of effort. We have spoken about Harshal Patel but they got Daniel Sams also, which means they thought if they had got the opportunity to play in Bangalore, the left-arm pacer Daniel Sams will be useful although he did not come of use. Harshal Patel did all the work,” Irfan Pathan concluded.
