The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have not been able to bring a lot of joy for their fans in the IPL 2018 so far. The star-studded team is not short on talent but have not been able to make an impact in the ongoing season of IPL so far. This has surely left the fans disappointed.
On Friday, RCB’s star batsman AB de Villiers assured the fans that the players were trying their best and hoped that they will bounce back to make it to the playoffs. He also shared an emotional message for RCB fans, saying the team would be hoping to make a good comeback in the remaining four matches.
In a video message on RCB’s official handle, AB said that they owed it to their fans. The message was captioned: “We’re hoping to make a good comeback in the last 4 games and make our supporters proud.”
🗣️ “We’re hoping to make a good comeback in the last 4 games and make our supporters proud.”@ABdeVilliers17 would be quick to recognize the need to up his own game and help inspire an #RCB turnaround. #PlayBold #DDvRCB pic.twitter.com/FwTsEx2iDO
— Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) May 11, 2018
De Villiers also admitted that the team has let themselves down. In his column for Times of India, ABD said, “We have assembled a strong squad and we have played well at times and yet, in crucial moments, usually in the closing overs with both bat and ball, we have let ourselves down badly, won only three matches out of 10 and now find ourselves on the brink of elimination.”
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However, AB looked positive for his team doing a much better job in the remaining matches. He further added, “And yet, and yet … we’re not dead yet. There is no doubt that we need to win all four of our four remaining league matches — against DD at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Saturday, against KXIP in Indore on Monday, then at home to SRH on Thursday and, finally, against RR at Jaipur on Saturday 19 May. We know we have let people down, yet we know we retain a chance of sneaking into the knockout phase, and we still believe we can beat anyone.”
In the current scenario, the Bangalore based franchise is standing at the 7th position at the IPL 2018 points table with just 3 wins in 10 games. They have to win their remaining four games to have a chance to play in the playoffs. On Saturday, RCB will lock horns with Delhi Daredevils (DD) in match number 45 of the IPL 2018 at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground in New Delhi.
