Twitter trolls the RCB trio Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers

The Royal Challengers Bangalore were one of the clear favorites to lift the prestigious Indian Premier League Trophy in its iconic 10^th edition. With the likes of monumental names such as Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and AB De Villiers in their ranks the RCB team seemed second to none on paper. But as the tournament got underway for the 10^th time since its inception, we witnessed a completely different story altogether.

The United Spirits-owned franchise finds themselves toil at the extreme bottom of the chart with just 2 wins out of their 12 completed games. Unfortunately enough for the Bangalore-based side, all their big guns have failed to deliver with their bat which has left the whole cricketing world in shock. Often hailed as the ‘Sachin Tendulkar of T20 cricket’ or the ‘Universe Boss’, Chris gayle has fallen victim to age while Indian Skipper Virat Kohli seems to be nowhere near his very best. Arguably the best batsman of this generation, South Africa skipper AB De Villers’ performance can be described as a highly inconsistent one featuring of cracking starts but not a finish.

As the Royal Challengers took on the Kolkata Knight Riders today at home with a jam-packed Chinnaswamy stadium on their side, the fans were hoping for a change in the team’s fortune. It did not take long for the smiles to disappear as Chris Gayle was sent back to the pavilion by Umesh Yadav on a golden duck. The West Indian have been struggling throughout the tournament except a 77 of 38 balls against the Gujarat Lions being his only highlight of the tournament.

The dismissal of Chris Gayle brought Virat Kohli into the middle but the Indian skipper failed to make a mark and was caught by Umesh Yadav on the pads for a minimal score of 5. It has been a familiar situation for the Royal Challengers Bangalore side with the top order misfiring in this edition of the IPL. The knocking down of AB De Villiers by mystery bowler Sunil Narine summed up yet another miserable display of batting from the RCB big three. With qualification far out from their reach, the fans will at least pray for the players to regain their form before the end of the cash-rich league.

Here is how the Twitterati reacted to the horrific breakdown of Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and AB De Villers against the Kolkata Knight Riders today.

Have really enjoyed watching Gayle, Kohli & ABD this IPL.
Where?
In the Jio ad, of course.#RCBvKXIP

— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) May 5, 2017

Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers failed to re-create their heroics in 'Go Green' game. #RCBvKKR #RCB #GREEN #IPL #T20 #cricket #IND pic.twitter.com/z9YSomZaCP

— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) May 7, 2017

Gayle, Kohli and ABdV

The Little 3

— Ctrl Alt Dennis (@DennisCricket_) May 7, 2017

Virat Kohli should take some rest, nothing worse can happen to RCB in his absence. #IPL

— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) May 7, 2017

#ChrisGayle 0#ViratKohli 5#RCB Just Activated It's Phone No. Mode. Mandeep Singh Is ISD Code. #RCBvKKR #KKRvRCB #IPL #IPL10 #KXIPvGL

— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) May 7, 2017

Now that #RCB cant make it to playoffs… would have liked to see Virat Kohli rest up a bit. Been playing nonstop since July. #RCBvKXIP #IPL

— Chetan Narula (@chetannarula) May 5, 2017

#RCB Team this season ?? #ViratKohli #ABDevilliers #chrisgayle pic.twitter.com/Ksnvj1mrpr

— Inthiqab Omer (@Inthiqab93) May 7, 2017

Virat Kohli's city of birth Delhi (DD) and adopted team Bangalore (RCB) trying their best to be last ? #IPL

— Daniel Alexander (@daniel86cricket) May 6, 2017

Players Like #ChrisGayle Can Help You Win 1 Or 2 Matches Single Handed But You'll Lose Others Because Of Pressure When He Fails.#RCBvKKR pic.twitter.com/Gm59aWunsc

— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) May 7, 2017

Easy Umesh, you don't have to imitate an RCB collapse in your run up #RCBvKKR

— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) May 7, 2017

AB de Villiers has averaged just 13.75 against spin this year compared to 53.66 against pacers. #RCBvKKR

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 7, 2017

Someone ask Gayle not to blush looking at his numbers this season.

— Fake Mitch Johnson (@NotMitchJohnson) May 7, 2017

3 ducks for Gayle in last 2 IPL seasons (2016 & 2017). Prior to that he did not get a single duck in 4 seasons (2012 to 2015). #RCB

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) May 7, 2017

Batsmen dismissed on the first ball of the innings in this #IPL
Parthiv
Amla
Samson
Gayle#RCBvKKR

— Abhishek Kumar (@abhik2593) May 7, 2017

Think all Gayle, VK, AB have tried to make shots when they aren't on. Leading to the mistakes. Never seen all make so many such mistakes

— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) May 7, 2017

2016: Gayle, kohli and ABD can finish in minutes.

2017: Gayle, kohli and ABD can finish in minutes.#RCBvKKR

— Rajat srivastava (@bekarHandle) May 7, 2017

Chris Gayle hardly spending time on the pitch. Skore condoms' management must be cursing themselves for having him as brand ambassador.

— LOLendra Singh (@LOLendraSingh) May 7, 2017