On Tuesday night, they lost their fourth game on the trot, against Rajasthan Royals (RR), which left skipper Virat Kohli hugely disappointed. He admitted that side is in ‘bad’ shape, but is confident of turning things around going forward in the tournament.
“The team hasn't gone off to a good start, and these things look really bad. But we have to keep believing that we can turn things around. We played well in Mumbai and here, but we need to improve. We need to take some confidence,” Kohli said Tuesday night.
“The tournament isn't so long, so you need to think on your feet on what the best XIs are. We will sit down and talk to see how we can balance our team and allow our players to create some match-winning performances,” he added.
RCB's winless streak continues as they suffered their fourth consecutive loss in this year's IPL, but Kohli took solace from the fact that they dragged the game against Rajasthan Royals deep and also hinted at making changes in the side to get the right combination for upcoming matches.
The RCB fielders dropped a number of catches and Kohli said they can't afford to commit such mistakes if they want to finish on the winning side. Rajasthan skipper Ajinya Rahane and Steve Smith were dropped and their contributions with the bat helped the hosts win.
“It was not easy to get the boundaries in the second innings but if we make that many mistakes (dropped catches), then we will fall on the losing side. In a tournament like IPL, when you have no momentum, then these things can happen,” said Kohli.