Kohli apologizes for RCB's failure in IPL 11

After a disappointing end, Royal Challengers skipper Virat Kohli apologized RCB fans for their failure to qualify for their knock stage in the 11th edition of the Indian Premier League and also promised to turn things around in the next season.

After a disappointing end, Royal Challengers skipper Virat Kohli apologized RCB fans for their failure to qualify for their knock stage in the 11^th edition of the Indian Premier League and also promised to turn things around in the next season.

The Bengaluru based outfit secured a sixth-place finish in the tournament, collecting 12 points from 14 matches.

"We could not pull our way and we are not very proud of how the season went for us. (I'm) deeply hurt by how we played... deeply sorry for not living up to the expectations of the fans," Kohli said in a video posted on his Twitter page.

"Having said that, it is all a part of life and you cannot always get what you want. It's up to the players to understand what to do about this the next season, really want to turn things around next season," he added.

RCB did show some late spark in the round-robin stage but the turnaround came a little too late for them to have any chance.

"Next year, we will be putting in more effort," Kohli asserted.

I really believe in the concept of, "you either win or you learn". We fought hard and gave it our all but one thing is for sure, next season we definitely will bounce back stronger than ever with our learnings from this season.
Take care. @RCBTweets #RCB #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/b0QM9chRAN

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) May 24, 2018

Kohli is currently sixth in this year's list of top IPL scorers after amassing 548 runs at an average of 54.80 in 14 matches. De Villiers stands ninth in the same list with 480 runs at an average of 53.33.