IPL 2022: Not being able to contribute to the team's cause was bothering me, says Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli on Thursday said not being able to contribute to the team's cause and his failure to live up to his own expectations bothered him the most during his prolonged lean patch in this year's Indian Premier League. Kohli roared back top form with a 54-ball 73 to help Royal Challengers Bangalore register a thumping eight-wicket win over table-toppers Gujarat Titans and stay alive in the race to playoffs. "It was an important game. I was disappointed that I haven't done much for my team and that is what bothers me, not the stats. Today was a game where I was able to create an impact for the team. Puts us in a good position.

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A fired up Virat Kohli roared back to form with a fine half-century as Royal Challengers Bangalore stayed alive in the IPL play-off race with a thumping eight-wicket win over table toppers Gujarat Titans on Thursday.

"There are expectations because of the performances that you have put in. You need to keep the perspective right. You can forget the process in order to live up to the expectations," Kohli said at the post-match presentation ceremony after being named player-of-the-match. Kohli said he had batted for one-and-a-half hours at the nets on Wednesday in his bid to find his mojo back. "I have worked really hard. I batted 90 minutes in the nets yesterday. I came in very free and relaxed." Kohli compared his current situation with a few instances from the past. "It is in that spur of the moment why is it happening to me. It goes back to 2018 in England when I was dropped on 21 and the juggernaut could have started again like it did on the 2014