IPL 2022: No One Would Have Dreamt Virat Kohli Would Get Out For Golden Ducks Twice In A Row - RP Singh On Virat’s Horror Run For RCB In IPL 2022

Former Indian pacer RP Singh has conceded that Virat Kohli’s unfortunate run for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in IPL 2022 has been a startling bad dream for the player as well as for his fans and Indian cricket overall.

Virat Kohli has been excused for first ball ducks in Bangalore’s last two IPL 2022 matches against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). His performance will subsequently be under the scanner when Bangalore take on the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Pune on Tuesday.

Virat Kohli Can Come In As An Opener In Next Game: RP Singh

Reviewing the match, Singh told Cricbuzz that Kohli’s poor form has been challenging to process. He proposed that an adjustment of the batting order could help the striving player. The 36-year-old said:

“He has raised the bar so high that we cannot digest the fact that he is not able to score a hundred. No one would have dreamt that Kohli would get out for golden ducks twice in a row. Something will have to change so that he can forget what happened in the last two games. He can come in and open, where he has done very well in the IPL.”

Virat Kohli has 119 runs to his name from eight matches in IPL 2022 at an average of 17 and a strike rate of 122.68.The whole Bangalore batting line-up, including Kohli, disintegrated in their last game as they were bowled out for 68 by SRH. Batting first, Bangalore lost captain Faf du Plessis, Kohli and Anuj Rawat in the second over of the match and couldn’t manage a recuperation.

RCB Need To Back Their Players And Move On: RP Singh

As per Singh, the franchise should erase the match from their memory and continue on. He opined:

“RCB need to forget that the previous match against SRH happened. If they think about it, they would get stuck mentally because lots of things that shouldn’t have happened took place in that game. They need to back their players and move on.”

All Top Sides Face This Scenario At Some Moment: Parthiv Patel

Former India wicketkeeper player Parthiv Patel had comparable opinions and called attention to that all top dog sides over the course of the years have needed to get through such matches. He stated:

“RCB should think that the match came early for them in the tournament and forget it. If they analyze this, the burden will be very heavy. The experienced players in the team will know that there is nothing to analyze or discuss.”

RCB is currently fifth in the league standings with 10 points from eight games. They will be facing RR, who are having a pretty good tournament so far. It will be an interesting matchup as RCB was able to win against them earlier in the tournament.

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