RCB Bold diaries: Sanjay Bangar provides an assessment of the team ahead of the clash vs Delhi

Before we know it, it’s Super Saturday again, and the next challenge for RCB are the Capitals from Delhi. Ahead of a crucial league encounter against a team that seems to have found its batting might in their previous game, the Head coach Sanjay Bangar gave an assessment of the state of matters in the camp.

Playing just 3 days after a defeat to the Chennai Superkings, what were the takeaways from the game? “We looked at the game and looked at the 10 overs from 11 to 20, and as much as we would’ve loved to bowl better, you have to give credit to Shivam Dube and Robin Uthappa for the way they played and hit those amazing cricket shots,” said Bangar. “We were a little off execution, but not by much. More so, when we lost those 4 wickets, the way Suyash (Prabhudessai) came in, Shahbaz (Ahmed) and then DK (Dinesh Karthik), we really showed a lot of fight till the very end and that is a good sign to see for RCB,” he added.

What are the conversations with the bowlers after a team has scored 216 against them? “We certainly looked at the areas they (bowlers) wanted to bowl and where they ended up bowling. From that perspective, we as a coaching group have our conversations with the players and we have sort of picked up areas where we can improve as a bowling group and we are definitely confident of seeing a much better bowling performance in the next game. For me, the process is a lot more important. If we are doing our processes right, then the result and the outcome is just around the corner. Our internal focus is ‘how can we play our best cricket; how can we play better than the last game that we have played?’” Bangar explained.

What are the key areas of focus for improvement? “Obviously there are a lot of areas of improvement from us; we are still to get consistent scores from the top order, especially individual performers and we all know the capability and caliber of our top order, so I’m pretty confident that they’re gonna come good. And add to that the way the lower order and the middle order have impressed and shown great character in terms of coming back from pressure situations, that is something that gives us a lot of confidence,” concluded RCB’s Head coach, Sanjay Bangar.