NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bangalore endured a six-match losing streak in a forgettable IPL campaign, but captain Virat Kohli on Saturday said he could only tell the players to “look into the mirror” and ask themselves if they were doing enough.
“I remember after the 6th game everyone got together and we looked at each other and nodded our heads and that was it. We are doing everything possible and literally there is nothing going right. Even in the games when we were up for it 80% of the game and we would just lose it in those two overs,” Kohli told Star Sports when asked how he kept his team-mates motivated in that tough phase.
“We just had one message to give to the team that we are committed 120% every ball every minute. It is up to the individuals to look into the mirror and ask I am doing enough,” he added.
Kohli, however, admitted that the team balance was not right “initially”.
“We always try to do our best. Sometimes, the balance of the team just does not set right in a tournament like IPL, for the team to fire. Someone who gets the balance right from game one they go on and dominate all the games someone like CSK or Mumbai or Delhi. They have a good balance which unfortunately we could not initially,” the India captain said. (AGENCIES)
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