'They were in danger of being bowled out for under 50'- Sanjay Bangar on RCB's performance against PBKS

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) poor form at home continues after a disappointing performance against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their recent encounter in a rain-curtailed 14-over match, which saw the Punjab franchise get the better of them in all three departments.

Many criticised the performance of RCB as they could only manage to score 95 runs in the first innings, which was eventually chased down by PBKS in just 12.1 overs. The former RCB coach turned commentator, Sanjay Bangar, who, despite understanding the reason behind the first two dismissals, was unhappy with the other batters' approach. The only batter the former India cricketer praised in the innings was Tim David, who scored an important half-century to save his team from embarrassment.

“A couple of early dismissals were understandable — they were trying to set a good score, and in a rain-curtailed game, you don’t really have a clear idea of what’s enough. But the way Livingstone and Jitesh got out, and you'd expect a little more from Krunal Pandya as well — those three were disappointing. At one point, they were in danger of being bowled out for under 50. Credit to Tim David, though — he held on and made a bit of a match out of it with a well-composed drift,” Bangar spoke exclusively on JioHotstar.

This is no longer a batting-friendly surface or venue: Sanjay Bangar 

Apart from the performances, Bangar also talked about the surface at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, which has normally been a batting paradise throughout the year, but has turned out to give a lot of assistance to the bowlers. Bangar has claimed that the pitch was offering a lot of extra bounce, with a remark saying that this is not a batting friendly wicket anymore.

“They’d be worried, to be honest, with the kind of surfaces they’re getting. Who would’ve expected the amount of bounce that was on offer on this pitch? Nobody expected that. If that continues, this is no longer a batting-friendly surface or venue. RCB may need to recalibrate their batting approach to get things back on track in home games,” Bangar added.