ABD is the best in the business in the backend: Simon Katich

Royal Challengers Bangalore won convincingly against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday, regaining their top-of-the-table position in the early stages of the IPL 2021. Speaking on the post-match segment on RCB Game Day, Simon Katich expressed his delight at how the team performed and got the better of their opposition. 

“Boys were magnificent today, we had a tough start but the way he fought back with that partnership between Glenn Maxwell and Devdutt Padikkal got us into a position there from where we could get the score we got,” Simon Katich said on Game Day.

The head coach appreciated Glenn Maxwell and Devdutt Padikkal for their fortitude in putting on an 86-run stand that laid the foundation despite losing two wickets and having only 9 runs on the board. After the 21-year-old was dismissed then came AB de Villiers where he took on the KKR bowling unit. 

“At 9/2, no one would have thought we would score above 200. Maxwell and Padikkal deserve a lot of credit for setting up the platform and then AB, that was a special knock as well.”

Two masterclasses from Maxwell and ABD, says Simon

“In terms of T20 batting, we were treated to two masterclasses from Maxwell and ABD. Young Padikkal's innings should not go unmentioned because that partnership between him and Maxwell gave us momentum in the innings and it put pressure on KKR.”

In Chennai, where other teams struggled to score runs, RCB's de Villiers and Maxwell made an exception.

“We know that ABD is the best in the business in the backend and we have seen here in Chennai, a lot of teams have struggled at the backend and that is something we have done really well in these three games on the back of him and Maxwell. That can be the difference between winning and losing games.”