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Really proud of the way we held ourselves under pressure: RCB head coach
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4/25/2025
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) head coach Andy Flower praised his team for holding their nerves under pressure against Rajasthan Royals (RR) and registering a thrilling 11-run win at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
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Yeah, well, I would probably refer to both of his last overs because his two overs went for seven
00:08
and he took three wickets in them. So I think both those overs showed the class of the guy.
00:17
You know, he's a class operator, he's a world-class bowler. He is great under pressure in any format
00:25
of the game. He thinks clearly and he's got great skill. I know he's known for his heavy length bowling
00:32
but he's got some great all-round skills. He mixes in those Yorkers, wide Yorkers, slower balls and he
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seems to know what type of ball to bowl at the right time. So it's great having a guy like him
00:50
in our side, in our squad and part of a very strong three-pronged attack. I thought, you know,
01:02
Buvi's been superb this season and Yash was outstanding again today. That last over, I thought he showed
01:12
outstanding skill and composure under pressure to repeatedly bowl Yorkers like that. So I think
01:22
those three quicks have been great for us so far this season. I've got some more work to do, obviously,
01:27
to help us in this last third of the league matches and Hazelwood certainly leads from the front in that regard.
01:41
Yeah, it was really important. We've had four home games here. We've lost the toss each time.
01:58
We know that trying to defend a target here is tough. And I think in the first three games,
02:06
I thought our bowlers and fielding unit did outstanding work to keep us in the game as long
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as they did because all three totals were a bit below par. So watching our guys adapt to the conditions
02:23
today was really gratifying. I was really proud of the way that they batted.
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Dev Padikal was sensational to score 50 of 27 balls like that
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without ever slogging. I thought that was a genuinely outstanding innings.
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We say a lot about Virat, but his 70 or 42 balls and that partnership with Dev really gave us a platform on a pitch that wasn't that easy,
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I didn't think. I thought that was an above par total, to be honest.
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And so that class of batting and thinking that went into it from those guys, I thought was genuinely outstanding.
03:17
So yeah, really important to get that win. Obviously, our amazing supporters wanted to see some of that success.
03:27
They were concerned about us here at home. We've got three more games here at home.
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That's so vitally important for us to play well in these conditions.
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And it was great to put on a show and for the spectators to have such a great game of cricket to watch.
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You know, we were we were struggling at the end there when they needed 17 of 12 balls.
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And and that the composure that the bowlers showed out there and also that Rajat Patidhar showed out there.
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I'm really proud of the way they they held themselves under pressure.
04:05
Yeah, then we have a nice question.
04:07
Hi, Andy.
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Hi.
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Just a word of Granada.
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What's been working for him this season?
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This is the most wickets that he has ever taken in an ideal season.
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But there were no wickets at home before this.
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And if they were all away, he struck first of all.
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So what changes that went behind the scenes, especially with Granada?
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Well, Krunal was a very important pick for us in the auction.
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You know, we were we were targeting him.
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We obviously liked his all round capabilities, but also his experience.
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You know, he's experienced winning the IPL.
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He's experienced captaining in the IPL.
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He's played international cricket.
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He's got a good cricket head on his shoulders.
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And he's also got a bit of fire in his belly.
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And I really like that.
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Obviously, both brothers do.
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So he was he was an important pick for us in the auction.
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I think he's done some really good work with Marlow, our spin coach, who I think is an excellent
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spin bowling coach and excellent all round coach, actually.
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And I think they've had some really good conversations about some of the tactics that Krunal's employing.
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I'm obviously not going to go into great detail about that, but they've been working really well together.
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And and it's great to watch him operate like that, like he did today.
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He yes, he's having a great season wicket wise, and he's using all that mouse and that sort of street wise
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cricket knowledge that he's picked up over the years while he's been paying attention to what he does.
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What was your message?
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Look, we we always thought that we could create enough chances to take wickets out there.
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As I say, I didn't think the the pitch was as easy as the scores have
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have have shown this evening. Even in power play, there were a lot of top edges, balls just dipping
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over fielders heads or just landing just before fielders on the boundary. So I thought we were
06:31
creating little half or quarter chances in power play. And but but they were ahead of the game
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after eight overs, no doubt about that. I do. I thought Rajat did a great job of staying calm.
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Also, just getting a little bit. So the the ball spun all match, even when the ball was getting a
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little bit wet, it's it was still holding a little. So we knew that if we if we used our eight overs of
07:07
spin, we could create a few chances with that and perhaps drive that run rate in the right direction
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for us. And also, I think to hold the momentum you were talking about, we needed a little bit of
07:18
death bowling in the middle overs. So you saw a little bit of Yorker, Yorker and slow ball bowling
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in those middle overs when the seamers got their chance. And we dragged the game back.
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Yeah. Yeah, let's do one last question. Quick one please.
07:40
Andy, if you could give an insight into what sort of conversations you had from the
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battles. You've spoken about how this has not been an easy pitch to battle. Is it
07:52
is it about shot selection? Is it about selecting zones for targets? For example, behind squares
08:00
probably better than trying to square when it comes to playing pool shots across the nightly.
08:04
What were the conversations like?
08:06
Yeah, it's a really good question that you articulate. I'm afraid I really like giving honest answers
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in to the press. But I also don't want to give away too much detail on the tactical game here at
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Chinnaswamy. As you can see, the conditions are a little bit different to the high scoring Chinnaswamy
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conditions that that the stadium is renowned for. So what I would say is we've got some great
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experience in the team, you know, both in the overseas players and in the Indian contingent.
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And we've got some intelligent cricketers. So the conversations that the players were having
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amongst themselves, but also with DK, who not only knows this ground very well, but knows IPL cricket
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in great depth. I think the conversations that they've had, some of the input from DK,
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some of the input and leadership from Virat has been really high quality. So those conversations
09:19
they've had have been high quality. I'd like to give you a little more detail, but maybe at the end of the season.
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