Mike Hesson, Virat Kohli
Mike Hesson, Virat Kohli. (Photo: Twitter)

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) director of cricket operations Mike Hesson yielded on Sunday that the 68-run whipping on account of Sunrisers Hyderabad the last time they played this season will be at the “back of your mind” when the two sides play against each other for the second time in IPL 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium later on Sunday.

With the two groups battling for a spot in the top four and the league stage moving towards its end, skipper Faf du Plessis demonstrated it was futile to take a gander at the past and they need to concentrate on the next game.

Mike Hesson RCB
Mike Hesson. (Photo: RCB)

RCB Was Just Unlucky In The Previous Encounter: Mike Hesson

Mike Hesson said that they were completely outplayed by the Hyderabad side when they previously met. The wicket was completely different and the opposition bowled really well. Every time we played and missed, we nicked it.

SRH vs RCB ( Image Credits: IPL)
SRH vs RCB ( Image Credits: IPL)

“I think sometimes it’s always on the back of your mind. We put that game to bed pretty early; we were outplayed. The pitch was completely different and offered just a little bit. They (SRH) bowled very well, and every time we played and missed, we nicked it.

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Players are humans, so they believe in these things, but I think also, it’s a different day, it’s a different pitch, it’s a day game.

It’s obviously progressed further in the tournament. There’s different pressures at this time, different guys are in form. It’s not necessarily a flow on, but it’s not something you forget in a hurry,” said Hesson.

RCB Knows What Needs To Be Done Going Forward: Faf Du Plessis

RCB skipper Fad du Plessis said that he was quite clear in his mind as to what needed to be done going forward.

Faf du Plessis. Photo-IPL
Faf du Plessis. Photo-IPL

“Very simple for me. It’s very clear that you have to approach each game what’s in front of you. You can’t look at the table, and net run rate (NRR) and it’s really just focusing on ‘Today we’ve got practice’, there’s a few things we want to work on; it’s warm once again, it’s gonna be hot, it’s a day game, so how do we conserve our energy?

Everything’s just day by day. And then when you get an opportunity in a match where you can look at run rate, then and only then do you start talking about net run rate,” said the skipper.

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