Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli said AB de Villiers’ match-wining 73 against Kolkata Knight Riders was a “superhuman” effort as “every other batsmen” struggled on the dry Sharjah pitch.
RCB registered a massive 82-run win on the back of AB’s unbeaten 33 ball blitzkrieg on Monday.
“This pitch was drier. And the day was pleasant so we thought there would be no dew. Barring one superhuman, every batsman struggled on the pitch. The talk was around getting 165, but we got 194 you know exactly why. It was unbelievable,” Kohli said at the post-match presentation.
“I thought I had a few balls under my belt, and I might start striking. He (de Villiers) just came in and struck the third ball, and said he felt good. You might see a lot of people do what is done in other games, but only AB can did what he did. It was a fabulous knock.”
Kohli, who remained not out on 33 from 28 balls, said it was only thanks to the genius of de Villiers that his side got to 194 for two.
“I was happy we could string together a partnership (of 100 runs), and mine was the best seat to watch from.”
Talking about the win, Kohli said, “It is a tremendous win against a very strong side. Heading into a busy week for us, it was important to start off well. The bowling unit looks that much more potent with Chris Morris coming back.”