When Royal Challengers Bangalore asked Rajasthan Royals to bat first in the Indian Premier League game on Sunday, it was assumed skipper Virat Kohli was sticking to the trend of teams chasing down targets. (IPL 2018 FULL COVERAGE)Nine of the 10 games before the RCB-RR tie had been won by teams chasing, with only Delhi Daredevils caught short after a rain-break left them with too much to get against Kings XI Punjab. READ: IPL 2018: Sanju Samson special hands Rajasthan Royals win over Royal Challengers BangaloreVirat Kohli conceded after the match that it was simply a case of misjudging how the team’s home pitch would behave. READ: IPL 2018: Gautam Gambhir’s Eden Gardens return spices up KKR-DD game“Our thinking was looking at how the pitch was. Right from the T20 World Cup they have been a very explosive T20 side,” he said.

Source: Hindustan Times April 15, 2018 15:56 UTC