XtraTime Web Desk: Royal Challengers Bangalore ace cricketer AB de Villiers has revealed the actual reason for his team’s poor show in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2019). Virat Kohli led franchise is yet to register a win after six matches. The Proteas player was having a discussion with his compatriot Gary Kirsten on their way to team hotel after their loss to Delhi Capitals in the last match.
In his column for TOI , ABD wrote, “After our most recent defeat, at home to Delhi Capitals on Sunday, when we were unable to defend 149 on a slow wicket, I happened to sit next to Gary Kirsten on the bus, as we left the stadium and drove past thousands of our disappointed supporters. The head coach asked me what I was thinking. I replied: “More often than not, in cricket, you can assess the state of a team by the way they field. Each player is a batsman or a bowler, and it is understandable that their primary focus is on batting or bowling but every player is also a fielder and, in my view, you need a collective hunger and desire to operate as a strong unit in the field.
De Villiers , who is regarded as one of the best movers on the cricket field feel the fielding of his team has been the biggest reason for finding themselves where they are in at the moment.
AB wrote, “Maybe that’s where we are failing. Our fielding in this tournament has been very poor, and we simply can’t afford to be dropping multiple chances in every match. Of course, the margins are small. We might easily have beaten MI and KKR at home and, with another 20 runs on Sunday, we might have beaten DC at home as well. We could be sitting here with three wins from six matches.”