KL Rahul Backs the Team Despite the Loss
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|| India Correspondent ||
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) captain KL Rahul said that it was hard to face the loss in the IPL 2020 yet again as they suffered a loss to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Dubai on Sunday (October 4).
KXIP posted 178-4 in their allotted 20 overs but Shane Watson (83*) and Faf du Plessis (87*) stitched a 181-run stand for the first wicket to take CSK home.
"It's hard being on the losing side for so many games on the trot. We need to come back harder and better. There's no rocket science where we are going wrong, it's the execution," KL Rahul said after the match.
Meanwhile, Rahul also shared that when they were batting, spinners were getting some grip and turn but during their fielding, spinners like Harpreet Brar (0-41) and Ravi Bishnoi (0-33) failed to do well.
"When we started batting, the wicket did stop a bit and when the spinners came in there was some grip and turn. If we don't get wickets of the class of Watson and du Plessis, we are in trouble. It's a bit hard to attack as a captain when they are going at 10 runs an over in the powerplay," he further said.
However, the captain backed his side and said that they will come back strongly in their next game which is against Sunrisers Hyderabad on October 8.
"They are all professional players, so we can expect them to come back better. We need to keep training harder, practising and try to win the key moments in the game. Hopefully, we'll be able to bounce back," Rahul concluded.
