On Defeat To RCB, Punjab Kings Head Coach Ricky Ponting Namedrops ‘Virat Kohli’ In Blunt Admission

Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting was disappointed with his team’s shot effort against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru because he thought that the strip was much better than the 157 he succeeded in defeat at seven titles in an IPL match on Sunday. Virat Kohli anchored the pursuit with an unbeaten 73 while Devdutt Padikkal contributed 61 while RCB won with seven balls to lose.

“I think the counter was much better than 157. We had a lot of drummers making departures, not to continue and make these big scores, and it is crucial in the T20 Cricket, in particular guys at the top of the order. And that’s the difference,” said Ponting at the press conference after the last match of his team on the site.

Ponting urged his team to remove a sheet from the Kohli book and learn how he capitalized on a good start.

“Virat defeated tonight, sees his team at home, and we were not good enough to capitalize on a good start. I think that at the end of the power game, we were 62 for 1, almost where you would like the game to be.

“So, right away, you look at a score of 180 more, even by pushing to 200 if your middle order beats well, but we have lost counters in tufts this evening, which is not the first time in a tournament”, Ponting seemed a little worried.

Ponting praised the RCB Suyash Sharma and Krunal Pandya spinners and also estimated that Bhuvnehwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood were brilliant between the Overs 17 to 20.

“I thought their spinners fought well, and their death bowling was exceptional at the end. Bhuvi and Hazelwood, the four letters they bordered at the end, we always thought we could arrive at almost 180, but their bowling in death was too good and we had a hard time 157.

“Unlike the last match here, where we pulled a victory from nowhere, we were not good enough to do it tonight.”

We had four different bands in four games

Ponting believes that there was no uniform nature of the Mullanpur band and that the variety meant that the team had to adapt every time it played at home.

“One thing we know about it, it does not offer much rhythm and that does not offer much rebound, and we talk about it. And to be honest, the four games we played here, each window has been slightly different, so it takes you a little time to adjust us.” The Punjab Kings now has a six -day break and Ponting would like to return to the drawing board before the team then played Kolkata Knight Riders.

“We have a nice little break, we now have about six days, which, at the back of I think, three games in five days,” said legend.

“The boys need this little refreshment, it is time to escape, to forget this result and to make sure to focus on our next challenge, which is KKR there, which, we know that we will be a big game for us.”

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