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'Unbalanced Team...': Stuart Broad 'Blasts' RCB Bowling After Dismal Outing Vs KKR

Broad blasts RCB bowling [iplt20.com]Broad blasts RCB bowling [iplt20.com]

The most anticipated rivalry between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders is always a high-voltage clash. Faf du Plessis led RCB faced a crushing defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders at their renowned home ground M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. 

Kolkata Knight Riders, led by Shreyas Iyer, continued their dominance and conceded their sixth consecutive win against the 'Bold Army' at this stadium. 

As the tournament is in the early stage RCB bowling line is facing immense criticism, and the franchise is facing the same old problem of not having an attacking bowling line-up that can dominate the batters. 

Stuart Broad comments on RCB's Bowling Line-up

Former England cricketer, Stuart Broad was upset with the RCB's bowling line-up and he pointed out the scantness of the bowlers and its ability to defend a total set by the batters. 

"It was in the length that he hit and RCB should have followed that, they dropped much shorter or were in the slot with their slow balls. I think what Andre Russell did so well, wasn’t necessarily back-of-the-hand stuff, it was just cutters, going into the top of the stumps which the batters weren’t able to adjust to. And when you’re bowling cutters, if you drop too short or too full, the batters can adjust, but if you’re in the length that they can’t quite get to, that’s when it’s difficult and RCB just didn’t get their lengths right. Too short, too full with the slower balls and cutters and KKR punished them.”

Broad also added that there is an imbalance between RCB's strong batting lineup and inconsistent bowling attack. While their batting boasts stars like Virat Kohli smashing 83 runs in 59 balls, the bowling unit seems unable to consistently win them games. Broad suggests RCB might be a team built on a shaky foundation.

“With the team batting first, normally you’d expect to learn so much from the team that has bowled first and take all that information and deliver that in the second innings. So they had all the information of what KKR did so brilliantly, but they didn’t manage to put that into practice and deliver that skill. I think RCB coaching staff and captain will be disappointed with the execution of what they could have done.” 

He also questioned the Royal Challengers Bengaluru's inability to learn and adapt according to the match circumstances. 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru after facing back-to-back defeats will try to come back stronger as they will face Lucknow Super Giants on April 2nd, 2024.