‘We weren’t good sufficient’: Ricky Ponting praises Virat Kohli after PBKS’ loss to RCB | Cricket News – The Times of India

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli and Jitesh Sharma have fun after profitable the match. (PTI Photo)

Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting heaped reward on Virat Kohli’s match-profitable knock whereas expressing disappointment over his personal facet’s batting effort of their seven-wicket defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Mullanpur on Sunday.
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Kohli remained unbeaten on 73 as RCB comfortably chased down Punjab’s beneath-par 157 with seven balls to spare. Speaking on the publish-match press convention, Ponting highlighted Kohli’s composure and sport consciousness because the defining distinction.
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“Virat bats through tonight, sees his team home, and we weren’t good enough to capitalise on a good start,” Ponting stated. “That’s the difference. We had a lot of batsmen make starts, but no one kicked on. In T20 cricket, that’s crucial — especially at the top of the order.”
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Ponting admitted the pitch was higher than the rating his workforce managed. “The wicket was a whole lot better than 157. At 62 for 1 in the powerplay, we should’ve pushed to 180, maybe even 200,” he added. “But once again, we lost wickets in clumps — a pattern that’s hurting us.”

He lauded RCB’s bowling unit, notably their demise specialists. “Bhuvneshwar and Hazlewood were brilliant in the last four overs. Their spinners bowled smartly too — they didn’t let us settle.”
Ponting additionally identified the inconsistency of pitches in Mullanpur. “Each of the four pitches we’ve played on here has been different. It takes time to adjust,” he stated.
With a six-day break forward, Ponting hopes the workforce regroups strongly earlier than going through Kolkata Knight Riders.