Back-to-back unbox events ahead of IPL 2023 and 2022 have one of the craziest fans RCB has from the packed Chinnaswamy Stadium. They also have some of the biggest names in world cricket, let alone the format. Yet RCB never managed to win the elusive IPL trophy. And then, a string of poor performances between 2017 and 2019 saw him lose his spot as a heavyweight in the league.
Virat Kohli said –
“I wanted to mention this for a while – after MI who have 5 titles and CSK who have 4, if I’m not wrong, we are the third team to have qualified the most times to the playoffs – 8 times. Take one game at a time and try to be a balanced side which we are and we would look to execute our plans as we did tonight.”
Kohli, former captain of the team, gave critics a hard-hitting reminder with an IPL stat comparing RCB with MI and CSK.
After the big win, Kohli reminded RCB’s critics that after MI and CSK, the Royal Challengers have the third highest numbers in the IPL playoffs. RCB have made it to the playoffs eight times in 15 seasons, three of which have come on a consistent note in the last three editions.
Kohli also spoke on RCB’s return to home, after four years, in presence of a packed crowd –
“I thought it was a phenomenal win, a homecoming after 4 years. Couldn’t have asked for a better game,” he said in the post-match presentation. “Phenomenal, it was a packed crowd, every seat was full when we walked in here. Very important we started off well, their support propelled us and that makes a massive difference.”
