After Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s crushing defeat against the Punjab Kings on Friday (April 18), Josh Hazlewood pointed out that the pitch at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium didn’t behave like it usually does, lacking its trademark consistent bounce and making life tough for the batters.
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He also took a brutal dig at the RCB by saying that they are too slow to learn from their previous mistakes. Notably, Josh returned with the brilliant spell of 3/14 in three overs against Punjab but could not save the side from facing its third consecutive defeat at home in the ongoing IPL 2025.
We've probably been a bit slow on the learnings: Josh Hazlewood
It's just we've probably been a bit slow on the learnings from the first two games and didn't put that into practice as well as we could have, probably in those first probably six to eight overs, obviously, with the score the way it was.”
The Australian pacer added, “I think the bowling definitely improved from the last two outings. So, sort of, we're slowly getting there, but probably not quickly enough.”
Josh Hazlewood urges RCB batters to be more sensible with their approach
At the end, Hazlewood advised his Challengers Bengaluru teammates to stay calm and read the conditions before going for big shots. He felt that if RCB’s top-order batters could stay longer at the crease and build partnerships, it would greatly improve their chances of winning the matches both at home and away in the ongoing IPL 2025.
He signed off by saying, “So if we can have our top five, top six doing the batting for the 20 overs, I think that'll go a long way to helping us win.” Notably, they will again face PBKS in their next IPL 2025 match on April 20 in Chandigarh.
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