RCB Requested to Field 11 Batsmen with Major Virat Kohli Role Change in IPL 2024

On Monday night, RCB suffered their sixth defeat in seven games after losing to SRH by 25 runs. SRH managed a record for the highest total in IPL history with 287/3, surpassing their previous record of 277 set against the Mumbai Indians (MI) earlier in the season. Srikkanth criticized RCB and advised them to play with all 11 batters, especially when they play at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. He also mentioned Virat Kohli could have bowled better than those who leaked 287 runs in the match.

Srikkanth further expressed his thoughts on RCB’s performance on his YouTube show. He suggested that Faf du Plessis should bowl 2 overs and Cameron Green should bowl 4 overs. Srikkanth believed that Virat Kohli, had he bowled 4 overs, wouldn’t have conceded as many runs and emphasized Kohli’s decent bowling abilities. He also sympathized with Kohli, who was seen watching the balls fly out of the stadium and then coming out angry when he walked out to bat.

RCB entered the match without a single specialist spinner, and with Mohammad Siraj on the bench, their bowling line-up looked inexperienced. Sunrisers hammered 22 sixes, another IPL record, and RCB struck 16 of their own. Sunrisers Hyderabad elevated T20 batting to a new level by hitting 41 boundaries in the innings, with Chris Gayle contributing 30 out of 42 boundaries on that particular occasion.