CSK vs RCB | Player Ratings - AB de Villiers and Moeen Ali turn villain in RCB's season opening loss
Securing the bragging rights was the main campaign line for the RCB fans ahead of the tournament opener, but Chennai Super Kings ended up having the last laugh. While it was a collective failure by the batting unit, Moeen Ali and AB de Villliers were the main culprits for their way of dismissal.
Parthiv Patel (6/10): If you would have thought that Patel would be the last man dismissed, you need to start playing fantasy games ASAP. Then again, would Patel dodge the dressing room scathing, for the way he ran poor Shimron Hetmyer out? Probably Gary Kirsten is too nice a man to leave him out, but Patel needs to pull up his socks in the next matches as far as his running between the concerned.
Virat Kohli (3/10): An absolutely unnecessary way to be dismissed. Of course, the RCB skipper had a little idea about the amount of turn the wicket was generating, but then again, why would you play against the turn, knowing that Harbhajan Singh is a master of keeping the ball slow and low. Could have judged the turn better - both as a batsman and as a skipper, where his final XI selection was one that devoid of any proper logic behind it.
Moeen Ali (3/10): The Englishman has come to the RCB set-up with a specific task to do, but after Kohli’s dismissal, he was almost like a scrambled man out there. Otherwise, how could he send a leading edge back to an off-spinner despite the ball moving away from
AB de Villiers (2/10): Well, if Star News would have continued their “Match Ka Mujrim” show, then AB de Villiers would have the main villain of the evening. After being given life, the burly South African played a silly shot to
Shimron Hetmyer (4/10): Poor guy! Got a huge price tag at the auction, and came with a lot of expectations for the RCB fan, but ended up being the victim of Parthiv Patel’s bad call for a run. The wicket-keeper called him for a run, and then made his return from the half-way point, knowing clearly that Dhoni was behind the stumps. Well, that is the anti-climatic beginning for the Caribbean batsman.
Shivam Dube (3/10): On his IPL debut, Dube got a first-hand experience of what top-flight cricket is like. However, it would be harsh on the Mumbaikar to be judged so soon, especially when the senior pros threw their wicket away irresponsibly. Dube would take a lesson from it, and hopefully, use it in the future for bigger things.
Colin de Grandhomme (3/10): It is no secret that de Grandhomme will go out once RCB have to accommodate one of Nathan Coulter-Nile and Marcus Stoinis when they are back from their national duty. But then again, having him ahead of Washington Sundar in Chepauk is one of those decisions that was as questionable as his shot selection today.
Umesh Yadav (6/10): Last year’s performance was enough for the franchise to keep their trust on Umesh Yadav, and he tried doing as much as he could. When your batsmen are putting such terrible performances, then what more the bowlers could do. Yadav should at least take the solace from the fact that he made a match out of a nothing total.
Yuzvendra Chahal (9/10
Mohammed Siraj (8/10
Navdeep Saini (7.5/10
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