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The Royal Challengers Bengaluru mentor Dinesh Karthik stated that their team management will soon have a chat with the curator regarding the pitch at the Chinnaswamy
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) mentor Dinesh Karthik stated that his side has received a “challenging” pitch at the Chinnaswamy Stadium this season despite asking for a batting friendly surface, adding that the management will have a chat with the curator soon. This statement comes after the Bengaluru-based franchise’s 6-wicket defeat to the Delhi Capitals (DC) on Thursday.
Karthik thinks the 22-yard strip has deprived RCB of the home advantage at a venue where matches have traditionally been high-scoring.
“In the first two games, we have asked for good pitches. But it’s turned out in this way where it’s been challenging to bat on. So, we try to do the best with whatever we get. But we will obviously have a chat with him (curator). We trust him to do his job,” Karthik said in the post-match press conference.
“So, definitely, this is not a pitch that’s helping the batters too much. It’s a challenging pitch. So, that has been the case so far in both the games that we have played,” Karthik added.
Karthik said big hits and boundaries are an essential part of T20s, palatable to all stakeholders.
“I think the way T20 cricket is, the more runs there are, the better it is for the broadcaster, the better it is for the fans. They all like to see boundaries. And we will try and do the best of what we can,” Karthik said.
The former India wicketkeeper-batter said while they try not to follow any particular template in a match, pitches such as the one at the Chinnaswamy made it tough for batters to even rotate the strike.
“I think with every pitch, we’ll try and understand what’s the best way to play. I don’t think we have one set template that is how we want to go out there and play. It’s important to adapt and understand what the pitch is,” Karthik said.
“But it’s been hard to, at times, rotate strike. And the big shot has been really hard as well. But in the end, it’s a T20. You have to play some shots and that has gotten the wicket of a few batters,” Karthik added.
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The RCB batting lineup struggled against DC’s bowling attack at home and were only able to put up a sub-par total of 163/7 after 20 overs. They also weren’t able to score big in their previous match at the venue against the Gujarat Titans and were restricted to 169/8 after 20 overs.
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- Dinesh Karthik
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- M Chinnaswamy Stadium
- RCB vs DC
