'Impossible To Win The IPL': England Great's Harrowing Verdict On RCB

It was a disappointing outing for Royal Challengers Bangalore as the Faf Du Plessis-led side was defeated comprehensively by Kolkata Knight Riders in their IPL 2024 match on Friday. Virat Kohli looked in tremendous form as he slammed his second consecutive half-century of the competition but it was not enough. The bowling performance was not up to the mark as the fast bowlers were taken to the cleaners by Sunil Narine and Venkatesh Iyer who clinched the match for their side. Former England skipper Michael Vaughan had a harrowing verdict on RCB following their second loss of IPL 2024.

"Impossible for @RCBTweets to win the IPL with this bowling attack," he posted on X (formerly Twitter).

Impossible for @RCBTweets to win the IPL with this bowling attack .. #OnOn #IPL2024live

Three matches might be too small a sample size to form an opinion but going by the lack of variety that has been on show in Royal Challengers Bengaluru's bowling attack, they might just be staring at a long, tiring IPL season this year.

The match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday offered the latest and the largest footprint of this particular weakness as the RCB bowlers failed to check a set of free-hitting batters while defending 183.

The immediate defence will be to project the presence of dew and an improved M Chinnaswamy pitch during the second innings. But a deep dive will give a different picture.

Defending a total, even a competitive one like 183, demands a tight beginning, however, the RCB bowlers were profligate.

Mohammed Siraj's length ball was walloped over mid-wicket for a six by Phil Salt, and the Englishman was served with two more juicy offerings on the fifth stump which were carted for a six and four each. The first over produced